People with religious ODC, how do you cope?
I am diagnosed with OCD, and religion is what I obsess over. In many ways that is a blessing, I love learning about and spending time with God, but often times it is a source of fear.
I get vivid intrusive thoughts (mainly sexual) which on top of scruples brews of a storm of constant worry about the state of my soul. It doesn't help either that I take multiple classes on ancient history/art/philosophy, and ancient art has a looot of naked people. Whenever I see an old artwork where someone is nude, I put my head down. But often times they take time to describe or ask questions about the artwork, which keeps it in my mind, which keeps me worrying about the POTENTIAL of giving consent to lustful thoughts. Also, sometimes I do have to engage in class, you know? I want to be able to view ancient artwork with a sense of peace and not be worrying about every detail
What are ways I can reasonably examine my conscience? My confessor has suggested that some of the things I have confessed were not mortal (some not sin at all) and I would love some advice from anyone who deals with religious ocd or scruples, and how they cope!