Just remember, all fear and evil flee in the name of Jesus. Just say out loud "Praise Jesus, Thakyou Jesus," over and over and the irrational intruding thoughts will go away. The dev. . . hates that name. So, he runs away and the pestering stops. A great book for this is God Calling by A.J. Russel.

Umm................. No offense Kathleen1234, but that's not really how OCD works.

Not Jesus, not David Blaine, not Santa Claus can just make it all go away.

The Devil is a fictional character, like Scooby Doo or Homer Simpson, so he won't just run away unless you cartoonise it in your imagination.

OCD is very, very real and very difficult to address and deal with.

Please don't underestimate the gravity and reality of peoples' psychiatric illnesses and please don't ridicule us by making such glib and cursory comments/solutions.

anishad87, please go and talk to your GP and ask to see a psychiatrist/community psychiatric nurse. You need to be able to tell a professional what it is that bothers you so that they can find you the appropriate help.

Good luck Leicester Girl!! x

idiotpig, i love you. marry me.
i agree totally with you, people assume its the 'devil' and try to use stupid religious cures which just make it worse.
OP, see a therapist and a psychiatrist and see what they can do. you can get better you just need help. message any time :)

What if a frog had wings, then he wouldn't bump his ass.

what ifs can drive you "nucknfuts", so stop thinking about what ifs. And yes you can stop thinking about them.

right now your undisciplined and your thoughts are going every which way. Reign them in
"why did I look in that direction" "because, I bloody well wanted to"

And yes, if your not getting help from a professional, then go see one.

Ignore the people who blame it on religious reasons. I have the same problem and I take medication and go to CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) it helps a lot! Just don't give up on yourself, there's no cure, but you can get better.

I can honestly say that I have had every Obsession known to mand kind the sky is the limit for me! everything you have mentioned I have had very similar obsessions too. I worry constantly about loosing my mind and becoming delusional or severly mentally ill!! My new obsesion this week...Now this one will make you feel better for sure but, you have to promise to laugh a little... I was at work and I was talking about someone who I do not work with ( nothing bad) and I had a very anxious feeling and then all of a sudden I had the thought that they can hear what I am saying and they are hours away!! Then I started to panic because I was afraid I was starting to believe that crazy thought and it has bothered me all weekend I just cant get it out of my head!! Now hows that for crazy??? so obsessing about your eyes I have done that also the TV I used to have the thought that the people on the TV shows could see me!! Even though I KNEW that was NOT possible I freaked out by the thought and couldnt shake it and felt I was believing it....but, i never did however ,now that I am talking about it I can feel a little anxiety creeping in!! I have been dealing with crazy thoughts for years I do see a therapist but, Have never been on medication..exposure and trying not to avoid have been the best antidote for this disorder for me!! I know how distraught you feel I feel it almost everyday!! I agree with that whole praying thing!! I am catholic and I go to church On Sunday with my family and I ask God to help me but, I know that I have to do the work and get the help I need!! I do agree also about that whole devil thing This OCD thing is an anxiety disorder and I dont believe that the "devil" or any other external force has any thing to do with having OCD!! The word "Devil " is just an adjective that describes bad behavior in my opinion..I dont even feel that the Devil exists! and I am a practicing Catholic! so forget all that!! If saying a prayer to God brings you comfort then you should pray! I do pray when at church. This OCD thing has NOTHING to do with GOD or the so called "Devil"! I hope you have some comfort I think all your thoughts are normal OCD thoughts and fueled by anxiety and yes your hearing and vision and all the other senses are very heightened especially during periods of anxiety!! Hope this helps!keep up the good fight!

Thank you so much for all of your replies, they have helped me soo much, its so nice to know that there are others who understand how horrible these irrational the thoughts are, Wildtex u made me laff with your " because i bloody wanted to" because i actually say the exact same thing when my ocd asks me why i did this and why i did that, i will forever remember u for that quote untill this obsessions subsides! heheh love you alll xxxx

Hi there, hope you are well. I have experienced those exact same obsession so know you aren't alone. I begrudgingly term it analysis paralysis. It truly is paralysing and seeing these thoughts are automatic for most, there is no correct way of controlling your eyes, fingers any other appendage manually. No offense Kathleen but through repetitious prayer that will have a detrimental effect as it reinforces the obsessions as being significant. Indifference to the thoughts is the anecdote. But of course it is invaluable to request the help of the Lord, however in this circumstance you must fix yourself. I suggest an effective antidepressant first and foremost, if that fails try Anafranil, it's more intrusive but studies have shown it to be most effective. . I suggest adopting a indifferent attitude. It's extremely difficult, but you must prove to your mind that the thoughts are irrational and plain ludicrous. I assume you are well and truly fed up with this bullshit, what you have to lose, certainly nothing that hasn't already been ravaged. You must encourage the obsessions appearance. Write down on sticky notes your fears. Stick them around your bedroom, bathroom and kitchen. The idea is to create an environment where you cannot escape the obsessions. Dictate the terms to the thoughts, you should encourage the thoughts and persevere through the temporary agony. In the long term the thoughts will decrease in frequency and intensity, you are showing your brain that you are not afraid and therefore the brain will no longer interpret the thoughts as threats. I know what I say appears counter intuitive, however that is the cure, and yes you can fully recover from this disorder. Don't accept second best. I am by no means cured but I believe I will recover and if there is not a way I will make one. Please message me, I can help put you in the right direction. I can imagine the pain you are enduring :( Anyway take care and stay strong and positive, don't allow this disease bring you down.

Hey, theirs no such thing as a *normal* obsession just that some are more commin than others, we all have our own individual obsessions for ourselfs than no1 else has, dont worry about that if your obsessions are different from somebody elses, the same rules still apply, bringing the anxiety down for all the different thoughts that bother us, 2 good ways is getting a good undertsanding of why you think in the way you do, also just try and let the thoughts pass, doesnt matter what topic it is or how outrageous it sounds. Good luck

I related to your obsessions! When my OCD was really bad (before I knew I had it) I would think "what if I focus my mind on my heart and it stopped beating?" I'd actually think that before I went to bed! As you can imagine, that didn't lead to restful sleep : ) Just know you're not alone, and it's possible to manage your OCD.

I so related to your post beatingOCD! I too have had times when I'm sure people knew I was talking about them OR even thinking about them. I've mentioned on this group before, but one of my mental rituals was actually "I'm sorry if you're telepathic and you just read my mind"! Oh man, sometimes I just have to laugh at my obsessions!

Please contact a mental health professional and read books like "stop obsessing " these may help you how people are suffering and how they successfully came out. Even I have Pure -o ,now my thoughts are about my job , I am fully distressed and thinking what will happen if I loose my job (Butterflies in my stomach) my colleagues are just ignoring this and saying let us face when it comes.
Yesterday full day I am worried about my sons , younger one is just two years , I imagined him falling from steps , horrible I thought of putting a helmet to him (A silly thought).
OCD can be controlled .

Ignore the person talking about Jesus. Not because he's talking about Jesus, but because what he is telling you to do is thought ritualization, which is a type of compulsive behavior. In essence, that poster is saying "Hate your obsessions? Try squashing them with compulsions!" That's kind of like saying "Hate being addicted to cocaine? Switch to meth!"

Happy holidays
I have had every single thought and reaction u have had. And your not alone. I was diagnosed with ocd the pure o 25 years ago..and completely understand where ur coming from.
Ocd is quite draining and our lovely brains get stuck on the simpliest things and twist them into something either scary or so far off track we are left with what the duece? And then left to have the repeats mixed with the emotions its causing and then questioning ourselves and left with the could this happen? Will this happen? Will i do this? Will it happen to me? And we actually begin to question our own actions and loose a trust in our selves.

We have thesw thoughts because our minds our just plain busy. I always say my chemicals are havin a party on my fear worry side and there hopped up on caffene..if our minds are always busy..we will spend a amount of time jumping from past present and future..when our minds are done with that ..they begin to mess with our surroundings like sounds ..body functions..basically its our minds way of keeping busy.

Its important when this happens to remember who we r..we never lost ourself our judgement our morals our compassion and our strength we are very much there..but the fears interrupt and make us feel we havw to question everything.

When i go through boughts i let my mind do what it needs to do. And remind myself that i know who iam beyond my ocd... MY ocd cant hurt me..my thoughts cant hurt me..and i will always be ok..i have always been ok..it can get scary..hard...cause depression panic attacks..and make us feel plain nuts.

But if i have this..i have everything i need to combat it..if i have this i have the ability to let my spirit shine...if i have this fear is nothing to me but a word that i define..not what the world defines..if i have ocd it is only a small part of me..not my entire being..if i have this my strength is never ending..and if i have this i have the ability to understand it. Except it and make it through it.

Temper, temper. So much hatred for one person who advised to pray. I think its good advice, ocd is real, but why immediately have such hatred for her advice? Faith is real too, it can build you up as a person and help you deal with issues like OCD. Keep an open mind, stop being so volatile.