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So i was just wondering if anyone is willing to share what there harmful intrusive thoughts look or sound like. Because i just feel like mine are over the top really bad (like I’m scared to confess them to anyone because of how bad they are). And I’m just wondering if it’s normal or not because they are so bad. Like i know the typical stabbing a loved one or running your car off the road. But like my intrusive thoughts are about being a serial killer / murdering people/ and stuff Jeffery Dahmer or Ted Bundy or Dexter did. And it is sooo scary because it’s not things that I want to think about but it’s making me think that I’m crazy. So i was just wondering if anyone else experiences this? Like i can’t even look at my family the same because what if they are victim? 😭

Username: blazedblazed

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

Those thoughts are actually quite common with harm OCD! With OCD anything can become an obsession but it doesn’t mean anything about you as a person. As you said, these thoughts are intrusive so they aren’t yours, and it goes against your values which is why it’s causing you a lot of distress. If you wanted this then it wouldn’t scare you. It’s OCD trying to convince you of something you’re not, but the only way to get out of it is by sitting with the uncomfortable feelings and leaning into the uncertainty. Whenever the thoughts come up tell yourself “who knows? 🤷‍♀️”, “okay and?”, or be sarcastic like “that’s interesting, I totally agree” or something like that. It’s very hard and painful to do but once you get the hang of it, things will slowly start to get better. You got this ❤️‍🩹

Username: Anon17Anon17

Date posted: 2y ago

@blazed Thanks so much I’m glad to find out that they are common amongst ocd. My biggest fear is just going crazy and to end up liking my thought. Can ocd make it seem like you like your thought? Or can it make it seem very real? I’ve never been officially diagnosed with ocd however i think i have it and am just freaking out about the contents of my thoughts

Username: blazedblazed

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y ago

@Anon17 You’re welcome! And for sure, OCD can definitely make you feel that way but don’t pay attention to it; it’s just another one of OCDs tactics. Also OCD can’t make you do anything. I know the fear of losing control feels so real but thoughts are just thoughts and have no power over you. I went through the same thing and I can tell you that it does get better with time

Username: Anon17Anon17

Date posted: 2y ago

Like is not ocd and is there seriously something wrong with me? Like is it normal to think such bad things with ocd?

Username: Dee CDee C

Date posted: 2y ago

Why did I keep thinking about a white piece of paper. I could not get this image out of my head. I don’t know if it was the white paper that was bugging me or that I couldn’t get rid of the thought. Either way it felt intrusive. Eventually it went away on its own but needless to say it shook me. Since then, I’ve learned that ocd can be anything we think about. I’ve had harm, pocd in the past and it has changed themes. Yet something else I’ve learned. Just my 2 cents in hopes this helps you.

Username: Charcole

Date posted: 5y ago

Am I normal? I have thoughts about killing my friends, family, and strangers recently very often in a variety of ways and these intrusive thoughts are draining happiness from me.. I don't know this type of OCD but I'm certain it's a subset of OCD. I don't know what's happening to me. Someone please reach out to me. Its draining happiness from me every day. When I'm having a fun time with family one intrusive thought enters my mind out of the blue. It gets so bad and so violent that it physically made me sick. I'm not even kidding.

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 3y ago

I’ve been dealing with intrusive violent images/urges/thoughts for months now. Lately it’s gotten worse. Sometimes when I see a person i automatically imagine hurting them, sometimes to see if I enjoy the thought or not, or sometimes it just appears in my head and I try to cut it off immediately. It’s like i just can not interact with people because I can’t tell if I’m a risk or not. If I’m capable of hurting them or not. I hate it because I’m all day trying to get an answer to whether I want to harm people or not. I’m constantly asking myself: have you ever desired the thought? Do you want to do it or not? And all of the above makes me feel anormal and like a psycho. And of course, another doubt comes into my head: do you really don’t want to be a bad person? And it’s a never ending disturbing and frustrating cycle... I can’t stop it, it’s driving me crazy and it makes me desperate. Is all this even normal?

Harm OCD

Username: Taylen

Date posted: 2y ago

Harm OCD

just a couple days ago i experienced this for the first time from watching the new DAHMER series. Im having intrusive images and thoughts of me harming or killing my loved ones and its so scary because i would never do it. It has me questioning if im crazy and im having severe panic attacks over 3 times a day. Im mentally and physically drained, i’ve told my mom about it and we are going to see a therapist tomorrow. Im scared to because idk if they specialize in OCD and if i tell them my thoughts they are gonna put me in the mental hospital or say im crazy and don’t have OCD, can any therapists on here or fellow people with Harm OCD let me know if you think im showing signs of it, i just want it to go away and to be able to sleep at night without severe overthinking.

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