Atheism and OCD
May 2, 2014 at 6:42 pm
(This post was last modified: May 2, 2014 at 6:44 pm by Rampant.A.I..)
OCD is a symptomatic of stress, and in fact the rituals associated with OCD are the beginnings of generically religious thought. Do a ritual, stress level goes down. Repeat. Codify into beliefs and eventually dogmas.
There's nothing wrong with you. Everyone goes through stress, especially as a teenager with hormone spikes.
The guilt and fear you're feeling isn't rational, but it is normal. It's difficult to not be able to, or feel like you can't admit that you do not believe in the same things many people around you do, knowing that if you do, they'll treat you like there is something wrong with you.
And remember, faith in yourself, and that you will get through whatever life throws your way, knowing that not everything is the end of the world, and knowing there is something larger outside yourself (other people, an enormous, complex, naturally beautiful universe, and a beautiful planet even with the rough patches, warts and sores), and that no matter how hopeless and desperate you feel, things can always get better.
There's nothing wrong with you. Everyone goes through stress, especially as a teenager with hormone spikes.
The guilt and fear you're feeling isn't rational, but it is normal. It's difficult to not be able to, or feel like you can't admit that you do not believe in the same things many people around you do, knowing that if you do, they'll treat you like there is something wrong with you.
And remember, faith in yourself, and that you will get through whatever life throws your way, knowing that not everything is the end of the world, and knowing there is something larger outside yourself (other people, an enormous, complex, naturally beautiful universe, and a beautiful planet even with the rough patches, warts and sores), and that no matter how hopeless and desperate you feel, things can always get better.
