- Date posted
- 2y
So scared that I’m not reacting enough :(
Okay so about 2 months ago my harm intrusive thoughts started. They started with me hurting my loved ones by stabbing. And then it turned into harming in public (like a big group of people). During that time i had intense anxiety. I did my compulsions to try and make me feel better because that was the first time i ever experience anything like that. I tried what people have said by accepting that they are there. So in my head i repeatedly said “i accept your presence but you do not define me”. It made me feel better. Now ever since the Dahmer show came out i have been worried beyond belief. I’m scared of ending up like him. My intrusive thoughts turned from harming to turning crazy/psycho/ insane/ schizophrenic/ etc. I continued to say i accept your presence in my head. So now my thoughts turned into doing things that he did while on top of going crazy, while on top of thinking about not caring what I’m doing. And now my problem would be that i don’t think I’m reacting enough towards my thoughts. Like i would have a thought about something that Dahmer would have done and i feel like I’m not anxious enough. Before with my thoughts i would be out of breath i would shake and my heart would pound. But now today when i have these thoughts which are 10x worse than the thoughts I’ve had in the past i feel like I’m not as anxious. My heart doesn’t pound, i don’t get sweaty. All that happens is i shake my hands and legs and i just say the word no over and over again in my head. So now I’m sooo scared that because I’m not reacting enough that the thoughts could be true. Like i don’t like them in my head they cause me intense distress and i would never want to hurt anyone but now I’m just so nervous about the way I’m reacting. I know this was a longgg post but i needed to get it off my chest and i need to see if anyone else is experiencing anything like this? Like please tell me this is a sign of recover that I’m not reacting as bad.. I’m so scared of ending up in jail or a mental hospital or going of and doing something sooo bad. If anyone took the time to read this thank you so much. I appreciate you listening but i had to just type and get this off my chest. I just need to know if anyone else is experiencing something similar or if I’m just crazy/insane for not reacting.