[catwoman14]

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

[SamuelAdams1313]

I've been through it. It was hell. Hang in there. If I got over it, anyone can. I will talk to you about it after I get some sleep(mind is racing like no other) hope you understand. But hang in there! God Bless!

[Maven]

I used to be very religious, and worried about going to Hell. I got really depressed over it. I don't think God will send you to Hell for sinning, if God is real; Christianity, at least, says we are all sinners. Jesus drank wine, so I hardly think you'd get in trouble for a few drinks.

I can't imagine a loving God who would send you to Hell because you picked the wrong religion, especially if it's one you were raised on since childbirth. You believed your parents because when you were little, you depended upon them and thought they could do anything, so they must be right in what they told you. Or, you heard someone talk about their beliefs and it comforted you and you converted to their religion. There's nothing that tells which one, if any, is right. I think what matters is trying to be a good, kind person, as opposed to a perfect one.

[SamuelAdams1313]

anyways....i couldn't sleep at night with fear of falling asleep and waking up in hell..thought God might be telling me to do things I wasn't comfortable with in order to not burn...thought i had to fast otherwise burn...but i'm alright now...never thought i would be..lasted maybe two months at the most...As maven was saying God is not an angry God but loving and understands that we sin because it's impossible to be perfect

Originally Posted by catwoman14

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

Sounds like a Pascal's wager - where the punishment or reward is so great that one might as well assume that something is true because you have so much to gain or lose if it is. In your case, the possibility that you will go to hell.

Instead I try to stop worrying about the end outcome (hell) and just think about whether I have any real reason to believe that drinking or smoking etc will send me to hell.

We don't know anything with absolute certainty, all we can ask of ourselves is what reasons we have to believe that something will happen, and try to work with that probability.

For example, I severely doubt the world will end on Dec 21. It very well may, but I have no reason to think it will, so even if I'm wrong, I'm right, because I formed my opinion on the available evidence.

[bastetsha]

I wonder the same thing about Hell. Religion is one of my main triggers and I get thoughts and voices that I am destined for Hell. So the only help I can give you is what I try to do. I stay far and away from anything religious and try to find things that interest you that get your full attention, no wandering mind. Like I really get into a book or a painting while listening to classical or instrumental music. Just something so that the thoughts don't even occur. Of course some still come through and I do have a phobia of anything unknown but it helps some.

[Irken Invader Tak]

In my religious days I did. Still do a little bit even though I'm sure that its bull

[belledisastre]

I went through that for basically my entire 6th grade year (4 years ago) when my OCD was at its absolute worst. It is quite difficult to recover from, considering your OCD tells you things like "If you 'recover' from this, you'll go to hell" or whatever. Religious people have told me that if I "have OCD over religion, then that's a good thing to be obsessed about" but they really don't understand one bit; it took over my entire life. Religious OCD is quite difficult to deal with considering you (think that you) have reason to feel guilty for trying to recover. I'm not even sure what I did to recover from it, I guess I got preoccupied with other things and that distracted me from my obsessions, although my OCD did (and still does) continue to persist in other forms. My mom didn't allow me to go to church because all I did at home was talk about the Bible and religion, and religious things were all I'd do or think about. I'd suggest medication or therapy because like I said, religious OCD is REALLY hard to recover from on your own because you feel guilty and like you'll burn in hell for all eternity. I extend to you my deepest sympathies. Hopefully in time you'll find the obsessions pass.