In this podcast episode, Sariah Harrison shares a moment of anxiety and concern where she turned to God in prayer and then realized that her prayer was actually fueling an experience with OCD. She shares what God told her when she recognized this. 

Sariah discusses how her perspective on prayer has changed. She discusses how she's had to consider what role prayer is playing in any given moment or her instead of just believing prayer is always good. 

She had no clue prayer at different times could be fueling an experience with OCD. 

OCD can also be so disguised- especially for religious OCD because it’s centered on legitimate religious beliefs and practices. 

YouTube “My prayer was fueling the OCD” Video: https://youtu.be/Lj4SawUG_70

Website: Navigating Religious OCD https://www.navigatingreligiousocd.com/

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Contents of this episode:

00:00- Intro

00:34- Welcome & Episode Overview

00:41- Real OCD Moments Intro

01:28- The Beginning of the Story

01:49- I was obsessively concerned…

02:42- Why it’s difficult to recognize anxiety when you’re experiencing it

03:03- Becoming increasingly concerned

03:42- Turning to God was fueling the OCD?

04:05- What God told me

05:07- This was a massive breakthrough for me because…

05:46- I’m not saying don’t pray. I’m saying…

06:43- Experiencing deeper connection with God

08:20- Conclusion

Resources:

Music: Vlad Gluschenko — Waiting for this Moment
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en