OCD/Sex/Religion

[Screw OCD]

I am so confused on what God thinks about sex before marriage and other sexual acts. I believe in a god and I am Christian but sometimes the bible just confuses me so much.

Like it mentions no sex before marriage, dont spill your seed,etc.

Sometimes I feel if there was no such thing as religion a good portion of my OCD would be out the window.

I feel like I can't even express how I sexually feel without God hating me.

In short if this persists OCD is just taking away my sex drive, because I feel like God will think im a pervert, when I engage in anything sexaully.

I also get scared about STD's and what not.

Also when I get anxious a big part of my stress outlet is somethign sexual, and I can't do that because Im so tweaked out about what God thinks about sex, porn, sex before marriage, and certain sexaul fetishes.

I feel like a " extremely unpure person" or like I'm going to hell if I have sex before marriage.

How do I beat this form of OCD?

Does anyone have any experience with this or any help or tips?

This is so hard for me because religion is so complicated and varies with opinion from person to person.

 

[LadyWench]

Since you believe in God, and I don't, my response might seem rather unimportant and unhelpful, but I'm gonna go ahead and write it anyway.

It's good that you at least acknowledge that this is a form of your OCD. That's one of the biggest steps to overcoming this. As for my personal opinion, you just need to...live. I realize it's a lot easier said than done, and you obviously can't just drop your thoughts and fears on this matter. If you could, you would have already, right? But what I mean is...try not to let fear of what God might think of you limit your life.

Sexuality is a normal human thing. There's no reason for you to not engage in it just because your specific religion doesn't allow it before marriage. There are plenty of Christians out there that have premarital sex, and they're fine. Many of them don't feel guilty about it, and they really shouldn't. It's a part of life. It's a learning experience. Why should you be deprived of it? Especially if it's something you really want to do and you're ready for it. I'm not encouraging you to go out and have a bunch of casual sex. THAT might not be the right thing to do. But if you entered into a relationship and had sex, I think that'd be good for you. Most people do that whether they're religious or not.

 

[fudgy]

The thing with god and other similar ocd's you cannot get confirmation from him of what is right and wrong in his eyes. We have his teachings in the bible and we have his ministers/priests etc etc to guide us and teach his way.

Life changes , opinions change , needs change and we evolve at a pace quicker with more desire to experience certain things (like sex) in our own time and not what is laid before us in the bible.

People all around the world experience fear of god and fear of retribution without being an ocd sufferer, its a very strong force and set of beliefs, and unfortunately very religious types do have a tendancy to use god as a threat.

God is not about that , not for me , I believe , but I believe in a way that I am comfortable with , I sway more towards angels and angel healing etc.

sex is wrong when forced , when used as abuse , when used to exploit.

if both parties feel the need and desire then its the most natural thing in the world and god WILL not be angry , you will not be punished , no one will and you will not go to hell , you are not letting anyone down . You are a normal healthy person who wants to have a shag . .......and there aint anything wrong with that.

You know how to beat it , its no different from any other ocd ...you have to go ahead and do what the ocd is making you suffer with , you have to fight it, you have to think rationally about this and the day and age we live in.

I suspect god is more disappointed with the way we all keep killing each other and way the human race has turned out , and I also suspect you getting your rocks off is the last thing on his mind

I don't know if you have read any of my posts , but I have suffered dreadful ocd in the past and my ocd covered many many topics .... including god and I am out the other side now and can tell you I am fine , you will be fine and you can stop this.

go and get laid is the best advice I can give

 

[Screw OCD]

K This Was Very Helpful Thanks!!!