I can't live at home because I'm afraid I'll stab the neighbours with a knife. I've spent basically all year in a psychward. I feel suicidal at the moment. I see this therapist and I'm learning some strategies but I'm afraid it's not enough. Please tell me your experiences with harm OCD? Have any of you been able to beat it?
No one is actually answering your question. You have to live with OCD and that's how you beat it. You have to retrain your brain and desensitize yourself to the thoughts. It is hard, there will be relapses. But you need to know the strategies and maybe take some medicine. Maybe. I have had harm OCD for 28 years. Part of living with it is actually agreeing with the thoughts. Say "yep I could be a killer" and try to live your life. This literally is all in your head. It's not you, and that's why it scares you. See OCD as the lying bastard it is, remember who you were before it manifested. Get angry.
I'm so sorry, this condition is si unfair
I can definitely relate to how you feel, mine hasn’t gotten quite as bad but similar feelings. Mines definitely gotten a bit better since I educated myself on OCD and strategies to beat it. I’m definitely still on my recovery journey but there is room for improvement and many people have out there OCD into complete remission. Prayers
Hi jay im really sorry to hear that your going through a rough patch in life right now but try to slow things down down inside of you friend the main thing is that you are aware of what’s happening and that’s a big part of this the reason you’re afraid of your thoughts because it goes to show that it doesn’t align with your true core belief so ur fighting if ur bad for even feeling a certain way you are not ur thoughts friend you are a creative thinker like my self and others who suffer with this issue but things will be better writing out your feelings and prayer always help me get quiet in my mind just know that your not alone I’m not a doctor or a therapist but I’m here for you if u need to talk stay blessed and I believe in you ❤️
Jay, I'm sorry you're going through all of this. Do you have a firm diagnosis of OCD? Are you in the UK?
Hey guys I’d love your opinion on some stuff! I’ve had my first instrusive thought about being depressed/suicidal on September 13th 2017. I got intrusive thoughts where I had depression and thought I was gonna end up killing myslef to a point where I really convinced myself I was depressed and would constantly look up depression symptoms. Then it somehow became into thoughts being bisexual cause I thought a girl was super super super pretty which was October 28th, 2017 but this spiraled into Harm/killer OCD thoughts after watching a violent scene in the movies and thought I enjoyed it and it’s been torture for me ever since. A year later here I am. Harm OCD has prolly been the hardest! At first I was so bad when I was scared to talk to people and felt guilty becoming friends with them Because they’re Talking to a serial killer. Some days are good. Some days are terrible. I can’t stay out too long and feel anxious going to places sometimes because it might spike my killer thoughts again. If I was able to survive a year without meds do you guys think I’ll be able to get rid of this killer thoughts without meds? I’m convinced where therapy won’t ever help me... and I gonna suffer like This forever. I have health insurance and I don’t know where to start and who to go to.
Hey guys. I’ve been dealing with Harm OCD for around 3 and 1/2 months now, and it’s been extremely difficult to experience. I’ve had OCD my whole life and some of my family members do as well, one of my cousins actually has the same main subtype as me, but he was diagnosed almost a year ago when I didn’t have it myself. I’ve been going to an OCD & Anxiety Treatment Center the past week and I’m really struggling with the exposures we do there, as well as the ones we do at home. I constantly feel like I’m judging myself and I genuinely feel worthless, like I’m a horrible person to have unwanted intrusive thoughts like these. I feel like it’s so difficult to stay mindful and to not judge any of the thoughts that surface. Those with Harm OCD, have any of you here gone from debilitating OCD to living fulfilling lives? If so, what was the process like for you, if you’d like to share? Thanks and I hope you’re all doing well, or are continuing to improve.
I’ve been to the hospital a few times due to harm ocd, I don’t know how to control it and I’m just worried about my safety, but I don’t wanna go back to the hospital.. How do you guys think I can handle this..?
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