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OCDevotionals A place where I share my experience with OCD and anxiety in the hopes of helping you on your journey to better OCD management.

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01/05/2022

You've already checked these multiple times, but

The faucet may still be running

The stove may still be on

You may have actually eaten one of those weird particles during breakfast

And the world may end as a result

It may be true......anyways

Let's go on with life.

29/04/2022

"I Hate My Life"

What a great title to start off a blog about dealing with OCD, right?

No, this won’t actually be a pity party article or anything of the sort. Usually when we hear this statement, a pity party is the first thing we expect to follow. However, this statement is actually the first thing to say during the first step towards a change of lifestyle.

But weren’t we always told that to change your life, you have to change your attitude? And doesn’t that imply always thinking positively? Yep, but don’t forget that a change in lifestyle also means being honest with yourself and honest about your circumstances. Positive affirmations are a necessity, but, let’s be honest, how many of us with OCD, after all day of dealing with the fears and anxieties that prick our brains, at the end of the day, feel completely exhausted and in pain enough to the point of sighing and thinking “I hate my life”.

OCD is a bully. OCD is the roommate that came into your life rent free because he has nothing better to do, and even worse, decides to bum off of your energy and happiness. When you think you’ve finally kicked him out, he brings several of his friends over to have a party of pain and torture. As much as we should love ourselves and look to God for hope, at the end of the day, we need to realize how much OCD is hurting us.

And that begins with the statement, “I hate my life”.

I hate the thoughts.

I hate the doubt

I hate the staring

I hate the cleaning

I hate the need for perfection

I hate the fear

I hate the pain

I hate the excessiveness

And I’m fed up with it.

In order to start walking down the path to OCD management, you need to be fed up with what it’s doing to you. You need to hate your life enough to be ready to make changes. Get angry at it. Let it know how you feel. Tell it that this is it, and that it’s not going to harass you without some retaliation.

Believe it or not, this is something that Jesus himself told us to do.

Jesus told me to hate my life?

Yep.

“Whoever hates his life in this world will keep it for eternal life.” John 12:25

Doesn’t that just mean that you need to love God more than your life?

Exactly. It means that you love Him enough to hate the one thing that causes us to struggle with one of his most important and wonderful commandments:

Be anxious for nothing.

And to also hate it enough to take the first step towards getting your life back.

So get angry. Get fed up. Hate your life.

And get ready to change it.

This won’t be easy. It’ll probably be the most terrifying and uncomfortable journey of your life.

But hey, we hate it anyway.

Let’s begin.

29/04/2022

Hey everyone! Welcome to my page. This is where I’ll be sharing my experiences with OCD and offer advice on how to manage it during daily life.

I have struggled with OCD for over ten years and have had massive ups and downs in my life from dealing with it. It’s taught me a lot about what’s important in life, how important it is to have faith in God and to trust Him, and how to manage stress in general. I’m still a work in progress, and while I’m not 100% cured from it, I would still like to share with you the things I’ve learned from all the crazy OCD themes I’ve been through, and maybe it will assist you as well on your journey.

One thing to keep in mind while following this page is that, while I will be talking about general methods of OCD management that can be used for everyone during all walks of life, most of the underlying lessons will revolve around Christian teachings, since I grew up in a Christian environment. I also believe that many of the teachings from Christianity are necessary in dealing with OCD. One of the themes that will be mentioned on this page is scrupulosity, or fears, obsessions, etc., that stem from religious teachings. I will only be mentioning the Christian religion since that is the only religion I feel I am qualified to discuss.

OCD spans many areas of life, as it has mine. So, there will be topics mentioned in this page that may make some readers uncomfortable. That is fine, though I would recommend trying to keep an open mind and, if you believe that the material you are reading doesn’t apply to you, try to keep it in mind for someone you may run across that does need it.

Now, in saying all that, the end goal is to better our management of OCD. If you choose to go on this journey with me, you and I will walk together to help our crazy obsessed brains find happiness again. We can do this! Let’s do it!

One quick disclaimer: I am not a licensed clinician, and none of this material should be used to replace treatment from a therapist. This is meant to only be used in conjunction with any medical treatment you may be receiving. If you are not currently seeing a therapist for OCD management, I would highly recommend it.

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