Religion ocd question- reply if you are religious

So i am a Catholic. My brain keeps saying that if I don’t make big posts on social media it means I am embrassed or ashamed of my religion. I am not at all!!!!!!! Idk why but I don’t want to make big posts about my religion. I always post on social media but my brain guilt trips me when I dotn make some posts. It keeps accusing me. I keep having anxiety like i am doing something so bad. For instance today it said that if I don’t make this post with a paragraph about my religion it means I am embrassed or ashamed. I am not so confused bc i am not not posting it becaue i am embrasses or ashamed or shamed wheatver. It’s not becaue of anything bad if i was ashamed or embrassed i would know but i am not. I always make posts me not posting a whole paragraph dotn me being ashamed or embrassed or don’t want to be judged it i was worried i would be judged i woudl t make teh posts i just don’t want to i guess seem like I am over doing it? Not that u can ever but idk i am not ashamed or embrassed i don’t care if people judge me for my religion or my posts i just don’t want to overdo it? I guess I don’t want people to be like “she posts a lot about that” or stuff. Is that normal? It’s not becaue i am ashamed or embrassed. M’y ocd won’t leave me alone. I guess I don’t want it to be in a ocd way? Someone help- if ur not religious don’t reply to this. But me not wanting people to think taht i post too much about it isn’t me being ashamed or embrassed u know. Because I don’t care about being judged for my religion.

Username: Iwanttobreakfree🦋Iwanttobreak...

Date posted: 14w ago

Hi, I think I had something similar when I was in middle school! I had obsessions and fears regarding religion, it was ocd even if I didn't know back then. I remember that my uncle used to send a lot of messages regarding Jesus on WhatsApp and they ended with something like "share with other 5 people!". I didn't want to do that because it was a little embarrassing (I saw them as something a "boomer" would send ahaha, not a teenager) BUT I had this really intense sensation of guilt. I remember thinking the same things that you wrote: if I don't send them I don't really care about religion, I should be more open about it etc. I think that if your ocd is telling you to do that because of guilt, then don't! There's nothing wrong with not wanting to share your faith online right now. If you'll want to do so in the future then great, but it will be your decision and not ocd's!

Username: 777Q777Q

Date posted: 14w ago

I am from the “ old school “. I was brought up to be proud and positive of being a Christian and for being politically active and patriotic. With that said politics and religion never has mixed very well with much controversy with the general public, so not always advertising it and being a little more measured and private can be good unless I know a particular person very well to have a one on one conversation .

Username: brokengirlbrokengirl

Date posted: 14w ago

@777Q For me it’s less about the politics. My oxd wants me to post so much and nc do it in a certain way. I am proud ofcrksue except it wants me to do it in ways that are nb excessive? Idk. Im not embrassed or ashamed fro sure it just won’t let me be

Username: Leila4740202...

Date posted: 51w ago

Can someone send reassurance?

One thing that I’ve noticed about my OCD is that it makes me feel very regretful and embarrassed at the end of every day. I reflect on every interaction and every conversation and any thought that I’ve had throughout the day. As a result, I feel more and more ashamed of the way that I act, even though it is probably normal for some of my age to act and see the things that I say. Earlier today I flirted with a guy and then as soon as it ended I had so much religious and moral guilt about it. Does anyone have any advice on how to not feel so ashamed after doing the typical activities that people in their 20s do? I feel like these thoughts are making me want to isolate from everyone else so that I’m not put in the position to do and say these things. I feel comfortable with myself when I don’t talk to anybody but I’m noticing that that can’t be normal . I don’t want to lose friendships and potential relationships out of fear that I’m going to say something wrong. I don’t know what to do.

Username: kfaith

Date posted: 44w ago

Posting

Anyone else get bad ocd after posting anything anywhere? It’s truly not because I care about what people think, it’s kind of more complicated. Like I think if I post it and feel a certain way while I post it or have certain thoughts, they are “stuck” inside the post and I’ll keep having them until I delete the post. If I give into this compulsion, I immediately feel better and like myself again. If not I’ll feel hot on my head, restless, have sweaty hands and feet, and feel nervous. I know this sounds very random and hard to believe. I think it is part of Pure O ocd, and a lot of my obsessions and compulsions are mental, and some are what I used to think of as “imaginary”, like visual things that are in my head. But also, when I resist doing this compulsion, things usually get better. It’s just harder to do on some days.

"Pure" OCD

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 21w ago

Religion OCD

Does anybody else with religion OCD ever feel like no matter how many times you tell yourself that God is watching over you your body just won’t let you feel safe? And does anyone with religion OCD ever feel like because it has to do with religion, it is so much bigger? I’m currently sitting in my bedroom in paralysis because I don’t know what to do with myself in my mind. Can anyone with religion OCD weigh in?

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