revelations
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Well, many would dissagre, and think I am just a crazy person, but I think religion is sometimes to blame for OCD. The condition, as I believe, is not inherited, medical, but just a state of mind, a state of fear to be more exact.
Why religion? It teaches people to be affraid of something.
Practical OCD in religion:
We need to pray (compulsion) so God will not punish us. (obsession)
We need to kill people (compulsion), so Zeus will not be angry with us. (obsession).
We need to hurt our body (The Davinci Code), so God will forgive us for the things we have done.
... and I guess you can find more.
As these simple rules, which make a person perform OCD related tasks, and in addition to supersticions, one will create his own rituals, and his own "religion". Not many make this link because a lot of people would be angry with it, but IMO, I believe what I stated above.
Disclaimer: Just my opinion, I do not care if you share it or not, I just stated it because I felt I had to. Also, I would like to notice that I have OCD too sometimes when I am stressed, and that I do believe in God, but I do not follow religion, I do not believe God is a white beard old man, who is very angry with us if we do not give money to the church.
Why religion? It teaches people to be affraid of something.
Practical OCD in religion:
We need to pray (compulsion) so God will not punish us. (obsession)
We need to kill people (compulsion), so Zeus will not be angry with us. (obsession).
We need to hurt our body (The Davinci Code), so God will forgive us for the things we have done.
... and I guess you can find more.
As these simple rules, which make a person perform OCD related tasks, and in addition to supersticions, one will create his own rituals, and his own "religion". Not many make this link because a lot of people would be angry with it, but IMO, I believe what I stated above.
Disclaimer: Just my opinion, I do not care if you share it or not, I just stated it because I felt I had to. Also, I would like to notice that I have OCD too sometimes when I am stressed, and that I do believe in God, but I do not follow religion, I do not believe God is a white beard old man, who is very angry with us if we do not give money to the church.