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I would take any thought, with regards to self harm, and try and divert it as much as you can. Deep breaths- and maybe get in a room with someone you are comfortable with!
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It’s more like I had the thought and now I’m like panicking because I had that thought , I’m not gettin thoughts of doin it, my minds kind of like why would I think that
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With OCD, it's important to acknowledge that the only reason you are having such a thought is because you have OCD, a disorder that produces intrusive thoughts. The presence of the thought doesn't mean anything other than that. OCD will not accept this answer without putting up a fight, however, which is where the "maybe I do, maybe I don't" part comes in. By saying this, you're telling your OCD that you understand there is no way to know with 100% certainty whether the thought means something (because OCD is trying to get you to chase absolute certainty).
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And that absolute certainty that OCD wants is unattainable. There will never be an answer that will please OCD. So telling it that you can live with uncertainty is a way for you to move forward from the endless ruminations and conversations you may be having with OCD.
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Like I doubt i would actually act on them , I wouldn’t do that to everyone , I’m just so sick of this I’ve had ocd for 15 years now and I’m just so tired of gettin it back over and over , my mind is more like why would I think maybe I do want it
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Like I tell most people, this happened to me when I was 12, you’re having these anxieties because your body and mind are trying to avoid that situation, you don’t want it to happen which is good. I’d just say take life one day at a time
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Right, I get the same thing like why would i think this
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Yeah it wasn’t even that bad but bad enough to scare the hell out of me , not sure to tell my mum cos she’ll just be so upset
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Should I tell my mum
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Like it’s weird , it’s not like I’m like fuck I hate life I wanna die, it’s more like why did I have that bad thought maybe I do want it , like I have a real good life , but some reason my brain keeps going back to that thought
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I'm not previously part of this conversation but you should not tell your mum. That is a compulsion. Resist it. It sucks and it's going to hurt but you're going to be telling your brain that that thought meant nothing. Keep doing that. If you wanted to commit suicide, you would not be feeling this way.
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I highly recommend "OCD help" the podcast. I swear I'm not at all affiliated but her podcast has given me so much clarity.
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I meant just tell my mum had a thought about it
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I understand your desire to tell her but you shouldn't. This isn't a real threat. People without OCD do not understand what happens in our brains. She may take it as a real threat. It isn't one. You aren't going to hurt yourself. You don't want to. I realize I'm kind of reassuring you here which isn't great for overall recovery but you should truly look up some resources about ERP. I know it's scary from experience, but you should resist every compulsion to confess.
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She knows I have OCD and has had all sorts of types
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Like I think I should tell her because it involves self Harm
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I feel like there’s no way out of this. everyday i’m anxious and depressed from these thoughts. i feel like i have to constantly question if it’s OCD or not. the panic attacks are insane and i freak out. and a compulsion i have is looking eveything up on the internet when im stressing to know that it’s just my OCD and im not in danger. but looking things up add on to my thoughts and i start thinking “what if” actual suidcal people think. do others with this theme whenever they do something like if im taking a picture it’ll be like “yeah you look happy people will wonder what happened when your gone” LIKE i DO NOT want to end my life. or even as simple as cleaning my room, “yup keep it clean so when your family goes through your stuff” then i panic and can’t even do anything. those thoughts distress me so bad. i’ll sit there and think how good my life is or when im having a good day my thoughts will be like “NOPEEE what if your just saying that to convince yourself” it never shuts up and genuinely makes me think i have SI or something. i hope this reaches the right people just to know im not alone. Even when i do get better in the back of my mind it’s always “people who want to are the same a day before too” im genuinely scared and im scared one day im going to just snap and do it because its “too much” do i need to go to a mental hospital! i feel insane.
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Sometimes I think " do I like kids?" "Would i get aroused if I saw content with kids?""What if I'm a pedo and cant accept it?" "What if I'm ok with these thoughts?" "What if I'm not distressed enough " "What if I enjoy these thoughts?" , i avoid kids as much as i can, i cant look at them bc I'm scared I'm gonna have some groin like response. I keep testing if I'd get turned on or if I'd have some groinal response to sexual scenarios with kids. Sometimes I think that if I took my life this would be over and i wouldn't have to think about this and i wish i doubted something else instead of things like this. I had similar situations just with different topics such as if i loved or found sexually appealing a guy while in a relationship and i kept asking myself those questions for months and i avoided going to school for weeks and when I went I'd cry and have anxiety attacks. I had it with past actions i obessed over and felt the need to exploit every detail and be honest because otherwise i was being a fraud. I had it for sexual things that happened when i was a child. Im not diagnosed with ocd but should i tell this to my local counselor? Can someone help? Give me advice or tell me anything?
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I’ve been thinking a lot about how OCD changes the way we see ourselves, but I recently realized that I am not my thoughts. Just because a thought pops up doesn’t mean it’s true or that it defines me. I’ve started learning how to see OCD for what it is—just a disorder trying to trick me—and I’ve become stronger in dealing with it. Has anyone else here had a similar realization? How do you handle these thoughts when they show up?
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