Anyone here who got over an obsession with Hell? (OCD/GAD)

If so, please talk to me.

I can't do anything slightly sinful, not even drink alcohol anymore, just in case I go to Hell. This is a living hell in itself, but then my OCD convinces me it's better than burning for eternity... but I just want to live without worrying I've upset a higher power

Not with hell, exactly, but I think this comes close. When I was 13 or 14 I often felt as if some higher power had to be keeping a less-than-friendly eye on me. Some little things would happen to me that (reasonably) had to be just accidental -- let's say instead of catching the bus I wanted, I just missed it and had to wait 10 minutes for the next one. Just bad luck, obviously. If it happened three days in a row, I knew (sort of) that it didn't really mean anything -- and at the same time knew (sort of) that it did, so! It had to be a reminder to me to straighten up and fly right "or else".

Maybe that is what hell is like.

I don't know that I did anything in particular to get over it. Among many other things, I did end up reconsidering my choice of supreme beings. Earlier on I'd felt that I was stuck with a supreme being whose main interest was watching for me to neglect to make my bed or something so that he/she/it could zing me for it. It took me a while to get used to the idea that not all supreme beings were there for the purpose of forcing me to do stuff I didn't like and avoid whatever I enjoyed.

i really hope you can get some advice.

i've not been their myself.. but still, i wish you the best.

yea I've been there, always scared of my room, i constantly thought there was something in my closet watching me and or talking to me, so i began to research hell and demons and that kind of stuff, i got to the point to where i wore all black listened to death metal and nothing else, after that i was only focused on bad things and nothing good ever happened to me, Next thing i knew i was arrested for conspiracy for breaking and entering, i was sent to a detention center 3 hours from my home and was sentenced to 3 years probation, a year later i was still obsessed with the underworld and was literally possessed for about a week until i was exorsized. Years of my life wasted.... The depression and obsession disorder never went away and now im possibly schizophrenic. Because of the depression i started using marijuana more frequently and medically. i know its nothing to be proud of and im not but the best way to get over your obsession would be to realize that even thinking about that stuff could cause demons to be attracted to you or where you live, like i mentioned my room earlier, pictures would fly off the wall and noises would come from my closet, Sometimes anything electronic would go crazy like turning on and off, the best advice i can give you is to think of something more happy, something you could hold onto that you like, research it, and keep your mind on something else, please let me know how you do. YOU CAN DO IIT!!!!

are you in therapy? what you are desribing sounds all consuming... and that is when either therapy or medication should be considered. i think a therapist might be able to help you work through some of your fears...

Maybe you would be interested in a different belief system, like Huna. It emphasizes healing through removing subconscious guilt complexes.

I have had an obsession with Hell since I was young. I get so anxious about it and the thought that I would be there for eternity. Even the thought of eternity scares me. I have tried all kinds of different things to stop and they will work for awhile but then someone will say something about Hell and down I go. No fun at all.

Of possible interest: Google search on "Religious Scrupulosity"