My harm ocd thoughts would get me life in prison and that’s one of my biggest fears I never want to go there just want to be happy with the little family I have left and my gf and enjoy life, but when I get thoughts all I think about is how one day I’ll do the thoughts to make them stop and wind in jail and I worry about if people will see me in jail, I’m scared idk what to do
When intrusive thoughts, they entice us into engaging and the obsession gets fueled this way. If we practice disengaging, we remove the fuel and power of the obsession. I think you can overcome your harm OCD by not engaging with the intrusive thoughts of going to prison. Tell your OCD you'll deal with it when it happens. It starts to scare you with other thoughts, tease it maybe with someone of your choice. Nathan Peterson on YouTube might give you some ideas and help, and ofc NOCD therapy
*with intrusive thoughts
*something of your choice For instance I was thinking something like "well OCD, you'll just have to talk to my lawyer then - no comment"
@A23 Wdym deal with it if it comes I don’t wanna go to prison I don’t wanna be violent
@Anonymous So the problem is that we catastrophize and we think the future will play out a certain way, it often doesn't because our brain is overreacting to protect us. The general idea is to stay in the present moment and limit catastrophization. The more we try to figure out something related to the intrusive thought, the more significance the intrusive thought gets
@Anonymous And it's common OCD to make one think they might act a certain way based on intrusive thoughts, but the intrusive nature means that it's not something we would do - they're just thoughts
@Anonymous Some people have a saying "that's a thing for future me to deal with" - this could be applied with obsessions and intrusive thoughts, because you're delaying the compulsions (which are sometimes menta rather than physicall)
I'm sorry you're struggling. Speaking from personal experience I know how scary it is. BUT, ask your OCD this: What valid data does the disorder have that you'll do it, other than the intrusive thoughts? Thoughts are thoughts are thoughts, that's it, nothing more. Can you and OCD see the future? Does OCD have a crystal ball? Nope. Just try to stay in the present and stay in uncertainty. If you're not in OCD therapy now you should seriously consider doing so. This condition is treatable with ERP therapy. Hope this helps.
@Steven55! I don’t have insurance yet and I just don’t know what to do
@Anonymous - Why don't you go on the International OCD Foundation website and see if they have any ideas on how to low cost therapy. Also, why don't you access the healthcare.gov website (aka Obamacare). It's open enrollment now and you may be able to get a policy at a price you can afford. I believe all the carriers are required to carry mental health benefits. Once you have it, find a trained OCD therapist who uses ERP therapy, the gold standard for OCD therapy. Very effective with the kind of themes you're experiencing. You can find a qualified one through the OCD Foundation or contact NOCD and schedule a free consultation. All their therapists are trained OCD therapists. They use ERP. They can also let you know what insurance plans they accept, so if you go Obamacare you can make sure they accept your plan. The bottom line is there are options, so don't lose hope.
@Steven55! I have insurance just waiting for it to get renewed, submitted paystubs this morning and I tried NOCD they don’t have anyone that accepts my insurance
@Anonymous - Contact the International OCD Foundation website. They have a list of trained therapists based on location. You can find one in your area and see if they accept your insurance. I'm sure some do. Hope this helps.
@Steven55! Thanks man
Someone please help me I’m having intrusive thoughts of hurting my pets and I’m really scared of myself and I want these thoughts to go away. Can someone please help me I’m scared and I don’t know if I’m a monster
Basically long story short, ive been dealing with anxiety for a very long time all my life I'm 23 now but about 5 months ago my anxiety started to get really and I overthink a ton and get worried to easily. So my chest hurt for a while from stress at work made me worry why it was hurting, then me worrying and thinking worse case scenarios was making it worse. So i and to go to the doctor and got diagnosed properly with anxiety and I have a med now that I take when I really need it called hydroxyzine but I also have another med that is Zoloft that I have been taking for a about a month now, to help with my intrusive thoughts I have sometimes i only get them when im stressed or when I'm by myself or when i just overthink in general, my loneliness depression is one of the reasons for my anxiety because I wish I had someone as in partner wise to love me and for me to love them. But anyways I've had intrusive thoughts about possibly hurting myself and family, or even my dog. Ive never acted on any of my thoughts in the past and I don't want to but I have had anxiety attacks when everything feels to real and really scares me. I constantly have the thought of am I crazy or am I becoming crazy and stuff and I've done a lot of looking stuff in the past about symptoms but most of them are identical to what anxiety is so it's hard to tell the difference. It's been probably 2 weeks since we last talked. I've been mostly doing good. But I just was wondering if had a little Harm OCD intrusive thought happen yesterday that targeted my Aunt at work she was complaining all day and when it got closer to the end of the shifts for us. I was already annoyed with a situation that happened earlier in the work day. But she came into my department and then went back over to hers and I said it out loud to myself and said you better get back over there or I'll, I tried to say something else because the word I was going to say was kill you. Obviously I don't but that's what my intrusive thought wanted me to say. And made me think thats why i got to hurt her to stop her complaing So the rest of the night I was saying she is safe I am safe I'm control, like this is just anxiety lying to you, it's just because I'm tired and got annoyed earlier. I can't tell if it was working or not because I was so tired and just wanted to go home. But after work her and I spent time together at our house she was on the one couch and I was on the other with a bunch of our dogs in the living room. I tried to keep my mind off of what happened, and I was fighting some stomach achyness already. But I obviously don't want to hurt her and we had conversations just fine. But I went to my other aunt house at night after work to go to bed because she has to watch my aunts dogs because my other aunt and family is on vacation. But anyways I'm trying to get over that word Kill, that word is what is scarring me and sticking. Like my anxiety is lying saying kill, or basically do harm. I don't want to do anything bad but I'm trying to shake that feeling and stickiness of that word. I'm just so scared and worried.
Im sleeping over my boys house and im having bad thoughts to hurt him and it’s like I can see myself acting on it. I never want to hurt anyone… I hope someone can comment or give me advice as I lie in bed watching crime documentary. It messes with my OCD creates false fantasies
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