๐ด ROCD Q&A 02: Engagement Fears | God Told Me? | Sex Fears
Mark DeJesus
teaching
July 11, 2024
Dive deep into Relationship OCD (ROCD) with Mark DeJesus in this powerful Q&A broadcast! Discover how to navigate the complex emotional landscape of relationships when anxiety, doubt, and obsessive thoughts threaten your peace. Mark tackles real viewer questions about engagement, marriage fears, intimacy challenges, and breaking free from the cycle of relationship uncertainty. Learn practical strategies for managing intrusive thoughts, understanding the difference between genuine concerns and OCD-driven fears, and embracing love without being controlled by anxiety.
Whether you're struggling with relationship doubts, shame from past experiences, or feeling stuck in a cycle of overthinking, this broadcast offers compassionate, faith-based insights to help you move forward. Mark shares personal experiences and biblical perspectives to guide you toward healing, self-acceptance, and healthier relationships. If you're ready to challenge your relationship OCD and find freedom, this broadcast is for you!
Topics include:
- Overcoming perfectionism
- Practicing exposure response prevention (ERP)
- Engagement fears and fears about sex
- Shame about how I got married
- Is God saying no?
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0:00 Intro
3:10 Mark Updates / Site Info
6:40 What is ROCD / Mark shares personal struggle
18:38 Question - I'm Getting Engaged Soon & I'm Scared!
29:52 DANCE BREAK
32:54 Question - Struggling With Thinking About Married Life & Sex
47:35 Question - Shame About How I Got Married
1:00:55 Question - Hearing God Say "No"?
1:09:10 Question - God Told Me I'm Not Getting Married?
1:25:18 DANCE BREAK
1:27:25 Wrap Up Info
Topics
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