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[LoveHope&Faith]

hi am LoveHope& Faith but you can call me Elsa I have Religious OCD
Am christian but have followed other faiths i mistakenly went down a few wrong paths
I was christian born but after i was abuse by members of the church i started following other paths
paths included Islam and Wicca 2
i wanted to learn about these faiths and started to read about them then got obsessed with them then becoming a follower of the faiths but that wasnt the right path for me
My OCD also includes blasphemous thoughts and i pray over and over as well
i hope it was ok for me to talk about this

Elsa

 

[Gary]

Hello Elsa,

Welcome to our little corner of the world. Pull up a chair and make yourself at home.

I can relate to what you're saying about those wrong paths, we probably shared a trail or two. I also understand what you're saying about those blasphemous thoughts. Sometimes right in the middle of a prayer all hell breaks loose inside my head.

So yeah, you're not alone. There's at least 2 of us.

Good to have you aboard.

Gary
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[GrannyJ]

Hello Elsa

Pleased to meet you.

I'm also fairly new, and I hope you enjoy the forums as much as I do.

There are some very wise and understanding people here, so it's a good place to talk about the things that bug you.

God bless!

 

[Eugene]

Hi and welcome Sister Elsa. Elsa was the name of my mother, though she went by Elsie. You have said nothing wrong, and I do hope you enjoy our fellowship among brethren of like faith in our Lord. May God bless your time with us in Jesus' name.

 

[Kathi]

Hi Elsa it is nice to have you with us.I am a fellow OCD sufferer.I am better now,although if I get too stressed out some of the symptoms come back.I was worse in high school.No one knew then what it was then.I really thought I was going to go over the edge at times.My family has a bad gene for OCD because everyone of us have it.You did know it is very hereditary?Do you know that hormones make the illness worse?Have you ever read "The boy who could not stop washing" by Judith Rapoport?A great book to read if you have OCD.I am thinking you could relate.God's Blessings to you and I hope to see you in the forums.

 

[ironmonk]

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[AIR]

Been there, been here. Lord heals and so does Eugene, Chopper & reba

Warm welcome.

Air

 

[Chopper]

hi am LoveHope& Faith but you can call me Elsa I have Religious OCD
Am christian but have followed other faiths i mistakenly went down a few wrong paths
I was christian born but after i was abuse by members of the church i started following other paths
paths included Islam and Wicca 2
i wanted to learn about these faiths and started to read about them then got obsessed with them then becoming a follower of the faiths but that wasnt the right path for me
My OCD also includes blasphemous thoughts and i pray over and over as well
i hope it was ok for me to talk about this

Elsa

Hi Elsa, I'm a Christian psychologist with experience in counseling folk who have dabbled in the occult. I have posted a list of occult systems in the Forum called "Christian Talk & Advise" It is called "The Power of Faith & Trust (Victory over Satan) Look at page #4 for the list, make a note of each one you have been involved in, and there is a prayer to denounce each one. If by faith you do this, and trust Jesus the Christ to use His power to free you from them, you will be delivered, and those evil thoughts will go from you in time. You will have to force your mind to not think about those thoughts and the great Power of the Holy Spirit will make sure that you are not alone in this matter.

If you need more assistance, start a "conversation" with me and I'll help you in any way I and the Holy Spirit can. May God bless you Dear Elsa. It is God's will for you to be rid of those evil thoughts.

 

[CaliforniaAlbanach]

Welcome Elsa, we have all erred from the path of righteousness!

 

[LoveHope&Faith]

Thank you all
the last few days has been a nightmare i have went from being christian to being non christian 4 times this week
my OCD thoughts are telling me that Jesus isnt the son of God i feel bad for even typing that out
am so sinful i cant stop sinning

 

[Chopper]

Thank you all
the last few days has been a nightmare i have went from being christian to being non christian 4 times this week
my OCD thoughts are telling me that Jesus isnt the son of God i feel bad for even typing that out
am so sinful i cant stop sinning

Oh Hon, those are thoughts from a demon, Scripture tells us to resist the devil and he will flee. I know that sounds ineffective, but it's not. When those thoughts come, try your hardest to say, Liar!! I love Jesus Christ. I LOVE HIS BLOOD! The more you say BLOOD of Jesus, demons hate that and will go. You can repeat, "The Blood of Jesus Christ saved me." every time a sinful thought enters your mind. I will pray for you Elsa

 

[Kathi]

Thank you all
the last few days has been a nightmare i have went from being christian to being non christian 4 times this week
my OCD thoughts are telling me that Jesus isnt the son of God i feel bad for even typing that out
am so sinful i cant stop sinning

I know an excellent psychiatrist who is a specialist on OCD.He is the best in the state of Oregon.He is a pleasure to speak with and he is so funny.He told me he once had a patient who had an imaginary garbage can by his head.Every time he would get an unwanted thought he would put that thought in his imaginary garbage can

 

[ironmonk]

Thank you all
the last few days has been a nightmare i have went from being christian to being non christian 4 times this week
my OCD thoughts are telling me that Jesus isnt the son of God i feel bad for even typing that out
am so sinful i cant stop sinning

Well I think your just awesome. Do you write poetry?

 

[GrannyJ]

Hi Elsa

You can't control the thoughts that pop into your head. I don't believe that thoughts are sinful in themselves; it's what you choose to do with them that is or isn't sinful. You can let a thought take root, or not let it take root; that's your conscious decision. It is in our conscious decisions that we sin, or resist sin, as the case may be. So I think you need to stop stressing about your involuntary thoughts.

I also think you need to do some reading and studying so that you are sure in your own conscious mind that you do believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and have logical reasons for believing it. This will armour you against thoughts that take you this way and that way.

Having previously been an agnostic, I am very sure that Jesus is the Son of God, because I have thought about and studied the alternatives. It would be hard to shake me in my belief, because I know why I believe what I do. But if I hadn't done so, I think I could easily become full of doubts and changes in belief.

Love and prayers with you.

 

[CaliforniaAlbanach]

Thank you all
the last few days has been a nightmare i have went from being christian to being non christian 4 times this week
my OCD thoughts are telling me that Jesus isnt the son of God i feel bad for even typing that out
am so sinful i cant stop sinning

Praying for you!

 

[LoveHope&Faith]

Hi i know its been awhile since the last time that i posted i have started to go to a new church and i have had counselling from the prayer team
am going back to see them again soon am getting more involved in the church and i like it there
my ocd is still here but it not as bad as it was

 

[Christ_empowered]

welcome back

A number of us struggle with mental "issues." I've been diagnosed as somewhere in the Bipolar I-to-Schizoaffective realm. Fun times. You'll find support here. I'm glad you've found people in "the real world" to help you through all this, in a Christian way.