Originally published at: Does God Forgive OCD Thoughts?
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I often have bothersome violent thoughts, even with people who haven’t done anything to me. I find those thoughts even enjoying and arousing sometimes. Even though I am not religious, I feel that I deserve to be punished because of this …
You are not responsible for the intrusive thoughts you have - so no, you don’t deserve punishment. You commit a crime when you act on them, but I don’t believe you do act on those thoughts. So don’t worry, be happy 
When I have to deal with OCD, the last thing I want is to wonder whether I will be forgiven for my thoughts. It’s so tricky to live with such a condition that I don’t deserve to be again punished for trying to make a life out of it. Even the opposite, we deserve only great things happening to us because of the struggles we are supposed to endure.