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And in a way, our trying to “be perfect”, or perfectionists, is taking that role away from God. Only He can perfect us. Following our Catholic conscience, doesn’t mean we have to lose our minds in trying to do the right thing?
 
sometimes during Lent or Advent they have these. Some with priests you don’t know.
 
I will try and go to one regardless of weather I find a confessor or not. This sounds great!
 
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To all suffering with OCD (ESPECIALLY religiois OCD, but any kind): find people you can talk to about it comfortably. A good confessor, parents, friends, teachers…of course assuming you have someone in these positions in your life you trust enough…and don’t be ashamed to let it all out. Be honest about your feelings, know God does not want you to be in pain, don’t be stubborn and LET yourself get better (I know this was an issue for me- I felt like it was wrong to resort to artificial means (namely meds) to make myself feel better).

Trust in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit always.

Oh yeah, and to those reading this, current OR former OCD person, caretaker/friend of an OCD person, or just a curious reader: here’s a cookie 🍪.

Smile.

❤️
 
For me I misunderstood the scripture verse stating “Be perfect as your Heavenly Father is perfect”. I took it to mean I had to do everything perfectly. I heard something later on catholic radio addressing this as, spiritual perfection. A different story altogether.
 
Yes. I guess it not the rules that are the problem, but not knowing what they mean.
 
I’m starting to understand that “accepting the uncertainty” is normal. But worrying isn’t. So maybe that’s how ERP therapy is helping you?
 
I have had severe OCD for 40 years.

It has manifested and mutated itself in countless ways. I’d like to make a few points.
  1. Suffering from OCD is something that few people understand.
  2. A good priest once told me in confession: “your thoughts, those that pass in and sometimes out of your head, those you cannot control - they ARE NOT SINS”. This gave me much relief. A sin is only those thoughts we entertain in a meaningful and personal way by our own free will.
  3. Relief can be found. Medicine does work, as does therapy, but everyone is different. No two people are the same in terms of treatment. What has worked for me? (aside from medicine and therapy - which does work)
Going to Church, praying, relying solely on God and His Son and Mary and the Saints. Even if my OCD revolved around my love for God.

I repeat the following: “God, I leave things in your hands. I know that I cannot control my future, and I know that you know that my thoughts are sometimes NOT my own. I know you know this. Thank you. I love you.”

If I’m having a bad episode of rituals of having to check or recheck something, I pray the Hail Mary, and say: “God, I am broken, utterly broken, but I will trust that if misfortune is what is coming to me, then it is part of your plan of greater good, and I will not resist. Like Mary I trust you and say, Yes!”

If you suffer from OCD, know this, I know what you are going through. Never ever ever ever ever give up.

Know that God loves you, and desires your good, try to silence the alarm bells in your head by saying:

“Jesus I trust you, Father I trust you, let your will be done”.

Finally, If your doctor isn’t helping you, try and find another, and then another, until someone does. Medication does work, therapy does work there is hope.

Never give up.
 
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Sin these days is often referred to as sickness, so maybe people won’t feel responsible for their actions. But what if you do have mental illness, as I do? I feel guilty saying it’s “just the depression, ocd, adhd, etc”? It makes me feel guilty saying this to people in the family, etc.
 
Mortal sin is only sin if you do it of your free will. I have OCD which causes me to have intrusive thoughts. How can I control that? God knows this. He made me…
 
No what I meant is that the secular world doesn’t often acknowledge sin at all. Instead they will refer to sins as a weakness, or perhaps an illness.
But we as Catholics know that sicknesses aren’t sins. It’s only when a priest or other well-informed Catholic talks about the views of secular society that I feel guilty of my own mental illness. Does this make any sense to you?
 
I don’t think intrusive thoughts are mortal sin, but what if you “act out” in some impulsive but inappropriate way? Is it a venial or mortal sin? I don’t even remember for sure everything I do when my OCD is triggered. I do know I need to get treatment for my OCD because it terrifies me now.
 
Definitely, because it’s teaching me to handle my anxiety. I won’t lie and say it’s not hard. It’s draining at times , but it’s helped me beyond the OCD. I think ERP helps with all kind of fears and anxiety producing events. I’m even using to face my fear of the dark ( which I have had forever lol)!
 
No its not under my control but that scares me more than anything. I hope its just my mind imagining things. I don’t want to cause psychological harm.
 
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