Are the seven deadly sins really sins or things to live by?

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I don’t know cause sometimes I overeat and I wanna take a nap cause I’m tired like today I wanted to try to not take a nap cause I read that that’s sloth but I feel asleep outside I don’t know if its me or my ocd its just I’m beating myself up over everything I do wrong and when I find out somethings a sin I keep adding it onto my list for confession and then I get scared and don’t go
 
lol I don’t know I’m curious if being lazy or something like the seven deadly sins
 
I don’t know I’ve just been going through a lot mentally and its just hard I have ocd in different forms cause my dads telling me it is my ocd causing me to be like this I just beat myself up over everything like if I don’t do something cause its out of my control or if I don’t say something and I don’t know how to deal with it I wasn’t like this before but now its hard.
 
Do you think you could speak to your priest about some of this? For instance with your nap example, it’s not wrong or inherently slothful to rest when you’re tired-- it seems you are causing yourself much undue stress, part of which may have to do with simple misunderstanding. However, if you have OCD that is likely a driving factor here-- thoughts that everything you do is sinful is one common way it manifests as scrupulosity.

From my experience with OCD (I’ve had it for several years, not so much scruples but still), the obsessions don’t always stay constant, so it wouldn’t be too surprising that you have different things on your mind. This can especially be the case if your faith is playing a more prominent role in your life than before; the obsessions can essentially adapt to changes in your life.

If you’re not getting professional help that is something you should definitely look into. And if you can maybe make an appointment with your priest and explain your situation that will be helpful in easing your worries about confession. Don’t let these worries-- which can be managed-- keep you away from confession.
 
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They’re called the ‘seven deadly sins,’ so I presume that they’re actual sins.

Also, taking a nap isn’t a sin.
 
I don’t know cause sometimes I overeat and I wanna take a nap cause I’m tired like today I wanted to try to not take a nap cause I read that that’s sloth but I feel asleep outside I don’t know if its me or my ocd its just I’m beating myself up over everything I do wrong and when I find out somethings a sin I keep adding it onto my list for confession and then I get scared and don’t go
Try looking at these in reverse, the virtues to express:
  • humility vs pride or vanity,
  • gratitude vs envy,
  • temperance vs gluttony,
  • chastity vs lust,
  • patience vs anger,
  • generosity or charity vs greed,
  • diligence vs sloth.
 
I would say they are the root causes of other sins.

Pride is not an act, but it can cause someone to think they can do whatever they want.
 
What if it’s a perpetual nap ?
That would have to be sloth -
A nap - that goes on for longer than two hours a pop …
 
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