OCD Sufferer needs some help

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I have had OCD since I was 18 Years old…I am now 51, married for 29 years with 3 grown children…2 still in the house.
I ahve had probably 5-6 bad flare ups of my ocd in those years…Currently having one now.
2 weeks ago in church had a 76 old man suffer a stroke in the pew in front of me…he late died…Now I keep having obsessive thoughts that I could just drop over dead at any time for no reason. I am healthy…have regular medical checkups…No other know problems now. Has anyone else had these thoughts and how have you been able to cope…?
I am on Prozac 40mg…Havent had a flare up since 2006…Any suggestions?

Through Christ Our Lord

John
 
We cannot give medical advise here…

But perhaps seek further professional assistance.

On the spiritual side – Jesus Christ as our* anchor --our Hope*.

Even in the midst of the wildest storms…
 
Not asking for medical help…Just wanted to know if there was a thought or inspiration that I could think about when this happen…on the spiritual side.
 
jbeemiller said:
I have had OCD since I was 18 Years old…I am now 51, married for 29 years with 3 grown children…2 still in the house.
I ahve had probably 5-6 bad flare ups of my ocd in those years…Currently having one now.
2 weeks ago in church had a 76 old man suffer a stroke in the pew in front of me…he late died…Now I keep having obsessive thoughts that I could just drop over dead at any time for no reason. I am healthy…have regular medical checkups…No other know problems now. Has anyone else had these thoughts and how have you been able to cope…?
I am on Prozac 40mg…Havent had a flare up since 2006…Any suggestions?

Through Christ Our Lord

John
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This helps for me…

Just keep reminding yourself that the obsessive thoughts are involuntary and they do not come from you. They are from the OCD monster (if you can imagine your OCD as that), and you are not going to allow it to control your life.

Every time you have an obsessive thought… Stop! Don’t panic! Step back and tell yourself it is involuntary and not from you.

People with OCD have a different thinking process than those who do not have it. Involuntary thoughts are normal for everyone, but people without OCD don’t have to consciously tell themselves to ignore those thoughts. If you can imagine your brain as a car, then people without OCD have automatic transmissions and people with OCD have manual transmissions. People with OCD have to consciously tell themselves (like shifting gears) that an involuntary thought is involuntary and consciously tell themselves to ignore it.
 
Let us “live in Christ”!

Living in him by our Baptism and Confession frequently (and if need be) and receiving him in Holy Communion.

From the Pope:

Moreover, our radical belonging to Christ and the fact that “we are in him” must imbue in us an attitude of total trust and immense joy. In short, we must indeed exclaim with St Paul: “If God is for us, who is against us?” (Rom 8: 31). And the reply is that nothing and no one “will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord” (Rom 8: 39). Our Christian life, therefore, stands on the soundest and safest rock one can imagine. And from it we draw all our energy, precisely as the Apostle wrote: “I can do all things in him who strengthens me” (Phil 4: 13).

Therefore, let us face our life with its joys and sorrows supported by these great sentiments that Paul offers to us. By having an experience of them we will realize how true are the words the Apostle himself wrote: “I know whom I have believed, and I am sure that he is able to guard until that Day what has been entrusted to me”; in other words, until the Day (II Tm 1: 12) of our definitive meeting with Christ the Judge, Saviour of the world and our Saviour.

~ Pope Benedict XVI

vatican.va/holy_father/benedict_xvi/audiences/2006/documents/hf_ben-xvi_aud_20061108_en.html
 
“On Easter day the Church tells us that Jesus Christ made that journey to the ends of the universe for our sake. In the Letter to the Ephesians we read that he descended to the depths of the earth, and that the one who descended is also the one who has risen far above the heavens, that he might fill all things (cf. 4:9ff.). The vision of the Psalm thus became reality. In the impenetrable gloom of death Christ came like light – the night became as bright as day and the darkness became as light. And so the Church can rightly consider these words of thanksgiving and trust as words spoken by the Risen Lord to his Father: “Yes, I have journeyed to the uttermost depths of the earth, to the abyss of death, and brought them light; now I have risen and I am upheld for ever by your hands.” But these words of the Risen Christ to the Father have also become words which the Lord speaks to us: “I arose and now I am still with you,” he says to each of us. My hand upholds you. Wherever you may fall, you will always fall into my hands. I am present even at the door of death. Where no one can accompany you further, and where you can bring nothing, even there I am waiting for you, and for you I will change darkness into light.” --Holy Saturday, 7 April 2007

Again:

“I arose and now I am still with you,” he says to each of us. My hand upholds you. Wherever you may fall, you will always fall into my hands. I am present even at the door of death. Where no one can accompany you further, and where you can bring nothing, even there I am waiting for you, and for you I will change darkness into light."

~ Pope Benedict XVI
 
“We think of the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, when, after traveling a stretch of the way with the Risen Jesus, they recognize him and set out immediately for Jerusalem to proclaim the Resurrection of the Lord (cf. Lk 24:13-35). The Master’s words come back to our minds with renewed clarity: “Let not your hearts be troubled; believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many rooms; if it were not so, would I have told you that I go to prepare a place for you?” (Jn 14:1-2). God is truly demonstrated, he became accessible, for he so loved the world “that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life” (Jn 3:16), and in the supreme act of love on the Cross, immersing himself in the abyss of death, he conquered it, and rose and opened the doors of eternity for us too. Christ sustains us through the night of death which he himself overcame; he is the Good Shepherd, on whose guidance one can rely without any fear, for he knows the way well, even through darkness.” Nov 2011

again:

“Christ sustains us through the night of death which he himself overcame; he is the Good Shepherd, on whose guidance one can rely without any fear, for he knows the way well, even through darkness.”

~ Pope Benedict XVI
 
From the above posts:

A few suggested ways of praying “short prayers” (just examples it put together for you --not “formal prayers” but suggestions to assist in formulating personal “short prayers” formulate them as you wish) calling to mind the above readings

Jesus my anchor -I hope in you

or

Jesus safe rock of my soul - I believe in you

or

Jesus Good Shepherd guide and tend your sheep
 
For ,any years I would have panic attacks in various places including Church during Mass. While it is not the same as OCD, I am we’ll versed in that also as my husband suffers greatly. What has worked for me is a combination of approaches. I did take a drug for a while but decided to follow another path. When the panic attacks hit I visualize the Blessed Mother standing before me with her arms outstretched downward. I pray for my guardian angel to come to me and I ask God to quiet my spirit. It tools quite a few years but things are much better. Ask God to give you a plan, He did for me.
 
It can be shocking to witness a death, heart attack, or stroke. But it isn’t unusual for a 76 year old to die. We are all going to die someday.

We should live our lives in preparation for that day, growing closer to God each day.
 
jbeemiller said:
2 weeks ago in church had a 76 old man suffer a stroke in the pew in front of me…he late died…
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John, First, I am praying for you. Second, have you thought about what a great blessing to have your final conscious moments in church? He was in front of the Blessed Sacrament, before the Crucifix. Worshipping God. If he had received the Eucharist, he was as prepared to die as anyone ever can be. One minute, he’s here on earth, worshipping God, the next, he’s in the very presence of God. Wow. I am reminded of what St. Paul wrote: “So we are always courageous, although we know that while we are at home in the body we are away from the Lord, for we walk by faith, not by sight. Yet we are courageous, and we would rather leave the body and go home to the Lord.” (2 Corinthians 5:6-8 NABRE) He went where his heart longed to be. As will you, someday. As will I.
May the peace of Christ be with you. May Mary, Mother of Peace wrap her mantle around you.
Kris
 
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