[zoneouddy]

Hello all, I was just curious. Could anyone explain to me how thoughts caused by OCD affects one's spirituality and well-being in life? As a person with OCD I deal with intrusive thoughts. From my very limited experience, I have read that one must tame their thoughts, or that we become our thoughts. But, from a none Buddhist point of view, I have read that our thoughts are not who we truly are (which I believe, don't we all have bad thoughts?). So, what I am curious about, is how does the thoughts caused by OCD and other mental illnesses affect one's spirituality? Is that even a subject applicable to Buddhism itself? Or would Buddhists consider the thoughts to be not caused by an illness? Thank you for your thoughts, this has been pestering me for a week or so now, and I was curious to hear others thoughts!