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Intrusive thoughts about death8/18/2023 ![]() Though most people do not want to talk about why they engage in strange compulsive actions, you might be surprised at just how often an unwanted thought is behind a compulsion! (Not everyone who suffers from unwanted thoughts engages in compulsive acts, though.) ![]() The things that people may do to get relief from persistent unwanted thoughts (such as constantly washing their hands if they cannot stop thinking about germs) are called compulsions. They truly do not want to be thinking those thoughts, so it is much more accurate to call them intrusive thoughts, or unwanted thoughts. Furthermore, if the unwanted thoughts happen to involve harming someone, no one with OCD alone ever carries out such thoughts. But that’s really a misnomer, because no one suffering from OCD wants to be thinking such thoughts. Why is it called this?īad thoughts that someone cannot get out of his or her mind are called obsessions. When unwanted thoughts beset someone for an abnormally long period of time, this condition is known as OCD, or obsessive compulsive disorder. But it is still very distressing, so if you will read on, I will share with you some Biblical techniques that will hopefully enable you to quickly get them out of your mind. With most people this is only temporary, and the unwanted thoughts will eventually go away. ![]() But sometimes, bad thoughts keep coming back, even though we do not want to be thinking them. ![]() Most of the time, we can shrug off bad thoughts, and turn our minds to other things. A typical reaction to them is "Ugh! How could I have thought something so awful?" All Christians have unwanted intrusive thoughts from time to time. ![]()
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