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Q: I Just Want Opinions
asked by: Mental Fugative on November 22nd, 2005
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This is definitely some kind of disorder I have. What do you all think?

My problem is religion-based. I started out by promising god little things all the time. Like sacrficies. This snowballed into such a severe obessesion that every decision I make is based on promses. Everything I want to do, I get a strong impulse to promise not to. Finally I was forbidden by my mother to make any more promises. That helped a little. But now instead of promises I ask god to let bad things happen to me if I don't do this, don't do that. I can't even tell a friend a story without battling these thoughts in my head- thoughts telling me to stop telling this story now or i'll ask for bad things to happen to me. I hate living like this. I can't check my email, I can't choose what color lipstick I want to wear, or what clothes I want to wear without being invaded my these thoughts. I cry at night from it sometimes. I can't overcome it and I can't talk to a priest because I think he wont understand and he'll think i'm nuts. I just wanted some people to tell me what you think is wrong and what I should do.
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AriellaGrimm
replied on November 24th, 2005
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My father is a pastor. I'm .D.E.F.I.N.E.T.L.Y not an expert, but i've heard of this kind of thing before. In fact, I went through something very similar. I feel strongly that this was satan trying to take control of my mind and trying to get me to go against .God's will by trying to make him do mine. The way I got over this was to think really hard at night and pray carefully for .God to clear satan from my mind and thoughts and ask .God that his will and his will alone be done in me. After a few days, I felt better. Once in awhile, I get a feeling like this again and all I need to do is say, "satan, get out of my thoughts. I belong only to .God. " I hope this works for you.
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kword
replied on January 3rd, 2006
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I actually think that you may have a case of ocd, there are many cases of ocd that are religion based, it can be treated with medication I would try and talk to a family doctor for a correct diagnosis

hope this helps
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