Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
You may try to ignore or stop your obsessions, but that only increases your distress and anxiety. Ultimately, you feel driven to perform compulsive acts to try to ease your stress. Despite efforts to ignore or get rid of bothersome thoughts or urges, they keep coming back. This leads to more ritualistic behavior--the vicious cycle of OCD.
Quote from Mayo Clinic
Info from WebMD
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million adults alone live with OCD (as of 2023).
source: Cross River Therapy
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OCD is a kind of anxiety disorder.
Many people think OCD is its own affliction, but it's actually a kind of anxiety disorder. But because so many people live with OCD, I decided to make it its own page and give it a special focus.
The obsessions and compulsions people with OCD feel are driven by anxiety in some way, shape or form.
The obsessions and compulsions people with OCD feel are driven by anxiety in some way, shape or form.
To clear things up, God does understand OCD and empathizes, helps, and comforts those with this disorder and other forms of mental illness. God would never punish someone with OCD, but unfortunately, many people born with this condition believe this to be the case. Many people who have this condition often wonder, 'is OCD a sin?' If you're one of these people, rest assured that OCD is not a sin, and religion is not a cause.
Quote from Banyan Mental Health
What should I do if I think I have OCD?
Talk to a doctor as soon as you can. Talk to your family and friends about what your doctor says. Ask them to be patient as you deal with symptoms and to help you point out symptoms so you can report them to your doctor.
Share your struggles with a prayer partner(s) who can continue praying for you while you cope with your anxiety.
Run to God, who will provide comfort and relief.
Share your struggles with a prayer partner(s) who can continue praying for you while you cope with your anxiety.
Run to God, who will provide comfort and relief.