CalebMcluvin

Date posted: 3y

Physical Urges

Is it normal to have physical urges along with your OCD? I have harm OCD and feel like I’ll lose control and hurt myself even though I would never do it. I got a lot of anxiety from these thoughts but after dealing with them for about 4 months (and getting on medication to help lower the anxiety) I kinda know by this point I’ll never act on them and I hardly get anxious from them, until recently when I’ve had physical urges to harm myself. They give me extreme anxiety and I don’t know if I truly want to act on them. It feels like an itch that I can only get away by doing the urge. I just want to know if this is normal to experience this and maybe someone who can relate to this is wondering the same thing.

rebeccaM13

Date posted: 3y

Yes I have the same theme well mine is Suicide OCD & feels so real makes me question everything. I'm not on any medication so anxiety is so bad. Looking for ways I can stop rumination on compulsions and start ERP.

CalebMcluvin

Date posted: 3y

@rebeccaM13 Mine is also suicidal OCD and I get these urges to choke myself, they feel extremely real like I really want to do it even though I don’t actually want to.

nattieee

Date posted: 3y

@CalebMcluvin I have the same exact thing!

CalebMcluvin

Date posted: 3y

@nattieee I’m sorry to hear that, at least we know we’re not experiencing this alone

rebeccaM13

Date posted: 3y

@CalebMcluvin How long have you had it ? I'm sorry your suffering it's so bad.

CalebMcluvin

Date posted: 3y

@rebeccaM13 I’ve only had the physical urges for a few days now but, I’ve had suicidal OCD for about 4 months.

rebeccaM13

Date posted: 3y

@CalebMcluvin Same I've had the theme for 4 months have never suffered from ocd until now. Do u do ERP?

CalebMcluvin

Date posted: 3y

@rebeccaM13 No I don’t, I probably should though.

CalebMcluvin

Date posted: 2y

@nattieee Hi I’ve been having these urges pretty bad and I remembered your comment and have to ask does it feel like you want to do them? Like your body wants to but your mind doesn’t it’s weird cause that’s how it feels for me

InkJoy123

Date posted: 2y

@CalebMcluvin for me it feels like both my mind and body wants to do them lmao its like i try to stop myself but it doesnt listen. its a very scary thing :/ i honestly hate that i have to deal with it and i dont feel like i deserve to be here but i gotta keep pushing through

Flash71

Date posted: 3y

I’m feeling the same at the moment. I’m trying relaxing techniques and meditation to calm down. My medication hasn’t been working at all this month. Exercise usually helps so try some different methods and see what works.

CalebMcluvin

Date posted: 3y

@Flash71 Thank you, I’ll definitely try those methods out.

nattieee

Date posted: 3y

Yes I'm currently dealing with this for my harm and suicidal subtypes 🥺

rebeccaM13

Date posted: 3y

Can I ask do you do ERP & have u any tips , I'm constantly repeating that I want to live I don't want to die in my head all day & it's causing so much distress and makes me doubt everything so tiring I don't know how to accept the thoughts because there too scary 😭

nattieee

Date posted: 3y

@rebeccaM13 I just started erp but it's been hard, just gotta keep pushing!

Catlove9

Date posted: 3y

Yes. This happens to me as well. I’m getting to a point now where it feels like it’s what I want and that scares me even more.

CalebMcluvin

Date posted: 3y

@Catlove9 I’m right there with you. It feels like I really want to do it and like I have to do it.

rebeccaM13

Date posted: 3y

Do you do it on this app?

nattieee

Date posted: 3y

@rebeccaM13 yes

Evelyn4416

Date posted: 3y

Intrusive urges are very common with OCD

rebeccaM13

Date posted: 3y

I see you have dealt with this theme do you still deal with it can you share some tips

Evelyn4416

Date posted: 3y

@rebeccaM13 I still do here and there but not as bad as before. Remembering that OCD can create intrusive thoughts, images, urges, etc helped me to know they were not actual urges, but a part of anxiety. You treat it the same by not giving it the attention and letting the sensation be there and leave on its own

CalebMcluvin

Date posted: 3y

@NOCD Advocate - Evelyn Do they normally feel like you actually want to do them? It feels like I want to do the urge but I know I don’t actually want to.

Evelyn4416

Date posted: 3y

@CalebMcluvin Yes that is common, could be said the same with the thoughts as well that it makes us fear we want that, when we don’t

CalebMcluvin

Date posted: 3y

@NOCD Advocate - Evelyn Exactly

McDucko

Date posted: 3y

Yes.

D:)

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 3y

ive had that same feeling before

Nica

Date posted: 3y

Yes

InkJoy123

Date posted: 3y

Yup so much to the point where my hand will be so close to what I want to do with harm and its so fucking scary. Like the urge makes me physically move my hand and my mind feels so ok with it and likes it. Hasn't happened to me in a bit but its a scary freaking feeling.

CalebMcluvin

Date posted: 3y

@InkJoy123 Yes it’s extremely confusing and scary, it makes me think if this is actually OCD or if I actually want to do these urges.

Hexxi

Date posted: 22w

Harm ocd urges?

Harm ocd urges Does anyone else have such strong harm ocd urges regarding your obsession that it literally feels like you’re holding back from doing it? I understand that harm ocd does indeed include urges, but can they rlly feel THAT real? Like at any time I could just “decide” to do it?

Catlove9

Date posted: 22w

What do you say to OCD when you have harm urges?

I am struggling right now with intrusive harm urges. They feel real and it feels like I am going to act any second. It feels like I have to hold myself back, which is a scary thoughts. I am trying so hard not to compulse, but does anyone have tips on what they do in these situations?

Holl1

Date posted: 19w

Urge?

Earlier I had what felt like an urge but I’m not sure. I’ve had urges before but this felt different as the object was in front of me (not intentional btw) , I’ve been quite stressed lately and my OCD is latching on to that. I had an urge to harm and within that I had like 2/3 intrusive images that came to mind, I couldn’t rationalise with it, I felt “stuck” when I came out of it I felt scared immediately was trying to work out why I’d even think of doing that & was very upset. A while after I keep getting thoughts like “say your goodbyes it won’t be long until you act out” I cried to my boyfriend and told him everything. How do I know if this was intent vs intrusive urge?

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