Senseless suffering from childhood mental illness

CNN published a great article on childhood OCD this week.  One reader left a heartbreaking confession in the comment section:

"I had this [OCD] when I was little, too. I'll never understand why an "all-loving" god would put a defenseless child through this inescapable hell. I still deal with OCD to this day, albeit not in physical displays. There's absolutely no excuse for suffering like this.  Just further proof that we're all alone in this Universe."

I thought exactly the same thing when I was 15 -- and I still wonder why a benevolent God would permit this kind of suffering. Children have an innate sense of fairness that condemns undeserved pain. In light of the "inescapable hell" that the commenter (and countless other defenseless children) experienced, his conclusion that we're alone in the universe is intuitive and understandable.

I tried to address the problem of evil in this post and this one, but I don't have an answer.

Comments

[Lauren Edith]

It is a mystery how the mind works, more so that of children and teens. There will be cases of misunderstanding and confusion. When the parent notices that there's something wrong with the child. Communication must be established right away to determine if there is a problem. That way, it would be quicker to find a cure.

[Carolin Newmeyer]

I think God would never let His children be unhappy for the rest of their lives. People who have OCD have them for a special reason. Besides, we only have one life to live, and OCD should not get in the way.

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