Anyone find that fasting draws one AWAY from god? I have OCD and I feel like fasting makes my OCD worse?

I've tried fasting and failed and grown weary. When I fast I find that my OCD (the intrusive thoughts variety) becomes significantly worse and I'm less motivated to pray. All I can think about is what food I'm missing out on. It makes me very grouchy. It really irks me when people in the church say that "fasting draws you closer to god" when my personal experience is the EXACT opposite.

I'm beginning to suspect that my OCD is the root cause of this, does anyone have any information on the link between OCD and poor results from fasting?

Posted Aug 5, 2026, 1:24 PM UTC

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