Harm OCD

Hi everyone! I have not been diagnosed with Harm OCD; however, I am quite positive that I have it. I had one violent intrusive thought and spiraled. Now I’m in the rabbit hole of “could I be a serial killer because I had a violent intrusive thought”. This causes me extreme anxiety and I often find it difficult to eat so I have been losing a lot of weight, which makes me even more worried. I know that I would never want to hurt someone ever. However, these thoughts still engulf me. Anyone else?

Username: JesseBear

Date posted: 9d ago

Sure sounds like OCD, I have the thoughts just not with anxiety anymore (in recovery) but still. Practice ERP and what not, trust me, it works!

Username: Isabel Davis

Date posted: 9d ago

I go in and out of harm ocd. I’m like 3 months into recovery. It’s only getting better. There will be hard days but we can do hard things 💪

Username: Kayla*

Date posted: 9d ago

@Isabel Davis On hard days how do you cope?

Username: opheliajoslin

Date posted: 8d ago

these thoughts are really scary but understanding that because you have a thought it doesn’t make it true is huge place to start.

Username: Anonymous

Date posted: 8d ago

Hi, my son has harm ocd and says he feels violently angry at times. He has never hurt anyone but he gets very mad and has thrown things and said things that are not true. Is this common? He says no one loves him or cares about him or his thoughts would be gone. Sometimes it's scary and I try to tell him that of course I love him but it's a journey. Then he says I am lying. Sad Thanksgiving.