When I think of OCD, I usually think of it as a person. A man. A man that sits on my shoulder feeding me lie after lie after lie. Each lie built upon the lie before. Each lie a bit scarier than the last.

As I have began overcoming OCD one common thread is self confidence. You see, when we are told a lie, self confidence in the truth can help us to know that lie is completely untrue. The lies still seem scary, they still freak you out, but you know deep down that the lie is...just that...a lie.

I think much of it is able to be narrowed down to one ingredient, worthiness. How do you see yourself? Do you think you are worthy of peace or worthless?

I think most people who struggle with OCD really just don't like themselves.That is one tactic the devil uses to make us feel worthless. If we don't like ourselves than it is easier for us to isolate ourselves and to put self-rejection and self-hatred on us.

So let us think about these questions:

1. How are the realtionships with other people in your life?
2. How is your relationship with God?
3. How is your relationship with yourself?

Although our relationship with God should come first, the relationship with ourselves are nearly as important. We cannot leave ourselves. We have to spend time with ourselves. Every single day. That is why our relationship with ourselves is nearly as important as our relationship with God.

So, how to we strengthen that relationship? It is simple. The same way we have caused ourselves anxiety is the way we can cure our anxiety. It is all about that inner dialogue.

Everyday, as many times as you can say to yourself, "I know God loves me, so I can love what God loves. I accept who I am and what I have done and accept myself in spite of those circumstances."

I think the most powerful move we can make is to change out thinking. We have to know we need to change, and want to change, but more importantly we have to allow God to change us. We cannot reject that change. Accepting change is one of the ways we can become an overcomer. Change is an inherent factor of life. We have to change. We have to. Our minds depend on it.

So reevaluate your relationships, especially with yourself. And work on the change that is inside you. Change your thoughts and change your life.