Am i crazy or obsessed?

Question

i always think i am sinning? like everything i do is a sin it feels like?
like now i thought of breaking a promise? and the bible says thinking bad things is a sin. and now im paranoid avout getting punished. Am i taking things too literally. I try living like a saint. and if i slip up by mistake i become paranoid???

Answer 1

You only live once. If you are constantly afraid that what you are doing is wrong, you will never be happy. You obviously know right from wrong, so if it doesn't hurt anyone or yourself, let go once in a while.

Answer 2

You're neither crazy nor obsessed. You are brain-washed.
Brain-washed by your religious leaders in to feeling guilty.
Look, my friend, doesn't this religion that makes you feel like this seem like it is inherently evil? Come on, think for yourself!
Are you happy feeling this confused?
You don't need religion to tell you what is right or wrong. You have your own self and your intrinsic feelings to know when you are being 'good' or 'bad'. There's nothing wrong with having 'bad' thoughts. That's what being a human is all about. But you don't need the Bible to tell you if you are being sinful or not - be judged by your actions. 'Do unto others as you would have done to yourself' is a fundamental teaching of Jesus, but it traverses Christianity and religion. It is more humanist than that and will guide you well in life. You don't need a Bible, you don't need religion. All you need is a sense of your self. If your religion is making you feel this rotten and confused you need to start asking whether it is a good thing. Being 'good' or 'bad' is a philosophical attitude, and does not require organised religion.

Answer 3

If u make a mistake by breaking a promise or something like that. Then it only means ur human, but I don't think ur paranoid. I think what ur doing is good by trying to stay away from these small sins. We need more people in the world like you! Actually u've inspired me to do the same. Thank you :D

Answer 4

Simly put... Obsessed

It sounds like you take religion so seriously that you let it run your life. It's good to have a code to live by, but it sounds like you are now paranoid about living.

Isn't the general idea of religion to give people a sense of what is good and what is bad? To give you some type of guidelines by which you should live your life? You only get one life... I'm sure 'God' doesn't want you to waste it on worrying what he thinks of your every step.

HERE'S WHAT YOU DO: HAVE FUN!!! Yes, continue to be a good person. Yes, continue to study the religion of your choice, but don't let it control your life.

Answer 5

Jesus Christ came to liberate you from this type of obsessive thinking. Try putting God first and trusting in Him. In other words, live by the spirit of the law and not the letter of the law. We are all sinners. God is ready to forgive our sins. All we have to do is ask.

Answer 6

It's your life, not God's. He died to forgive your sins, and although you shouldn't TRY to sin, I think you're going a little overboard. If you do something you shouldnt, then repent every so often (confession). JESUS FORGIVES

Answer 7

sounds like you may hav a bit of ocd and on the border of paranoia..c.ant really assess it just by what you are saying in your question..im a pmhnp..i ussually just type adv. registered nurse practioner on when answering my questions but my offical title is psych. mental health nurse practioner..if you would like to contact me ...

Answer 8

slap that stuff out of the way. tell yourself to shut up, havent you already know that sinning is determined by god, why judge and persequte yourself when god will decide it when you die.

Answer 9

thats the trouble with religion

it can give you a guilt complex

you dont have to live with this

atheism can free you from this anguish

Answer 10

going to extreme is an attachment