Struggling with harmful OCD thoughts and seeking ways to cope effectively.

Harm ocd

After trauma I developed harm ocd with the worst kind of thoughts and I am in an existential crisis, its been 1.5 half years like hell for the first year, now I can read books and do sport but the thought doesn’t leave me and I can’t find the strength to just accept it because it’s awful. It’s hard for me to meet friends and act nonchalantly. When I am not reading I feel just depressed and that I don’t want to live anymore. It’s a hard daily fight what can I do more?

Username: Lost-Lost-

Date posted: 49w ago

I’m really proud of you for making it this far, it will get easier with time. You just have to have faith and go easy on yourself, find the positives in each day and regain your peace little by little. Wishing you the best

Username: LoranqadriLoranqadri

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 49w ago

@Lost- Thank you very much this means a lot for me 🙂

Username: Anonymous515Anonymous515

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 49w ago

I am so sorry that you are going through this. That is a long time to be dealing with this troubling thought that is causing you agony but I promise you that after having OCD since a very young child- it is really hard but you do and you WILL get through it. Last year was the worst year of my life. The OCD I experienced after the birth of my son was indescribable. I prayed and prayed and asked God why it was happening to me and I truly believe this last flare up was so bad so that I would FINALLY get the therapy I have needed for years. Through the very hard work, medication, and consistent therapy, I can finally say, and believe wholeheartedly that thoughts are just thoughts and OCD is tricky and sneaky but it can be overcome. I felt the guilt that OCD leaves you with, I felt the terrible anxiety, the constant fear, self doubt, all of it. I was in your shoes. I promise you, keep your faith and keep going!

Username: JenniesOCDBrainJenniesOCDBrain

Date posted: 49w ago

hey, i'm really sorry to hear about the rough patch you're going through. harm ocd can be such a heavy burden, and those existential crises just add another layer of struggle. it's tough, and i get it, even though my own battles with pure o are a different flavor of torment. it's awesome that you've found some refuge in books and sports, but i totally understand that the thoughts can be relentless and make it hard to just be with friends or feel okay. i'm here to listen anytime you need to talk, for real. i heard about this free ai ocd therapy tool called "unstuck" from my therapist and thought it could be a good fit for what you're dealing with. here's the link: www.AIOCDtool.com. it's designed to help you navigate through those overwhelming ocd moments by guiding you step-by-step, kind of like having an ocd therapist in your pocket. you just type in what's bugging you and it'll work with you to tackle it. i know app promotions can be annoying 😒, but this isn't about that at all. this tool has been a game-changer for me, and i genuinely think it could offer you some relief too. not trying to be pushy, just want to share something that's made a difference for me. if you've got any questions or wanna know more about how it works, i'm all ears. hang in there, we're in this together. 🖤

Username: LoranqadriLoranqadri

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 48w ago

@JenniesOCDBrain Thank you very much, this means a lot to me to find a community which can relate to my crisis and understand it, its not pushy at all I am very happy to have your comment and the help you offered, I hope you get well soon and I am also here for you ❤️

Username: T123

Date posted: 5y ago

Is anyone here dealing with Harm OCD? What helps you the most when the intrusive thoughts are there?

Harm OCD

Username: yaya_zz

Date posted: 30w ago

Good afternoon HARM ocd beating me up fr

Does anyone else suffer with harm ocd the way I do, sometimes I feel like I don’t even have ocd and like these are my actual thoughts when I started ocd I would feel so bad for thinking what I was thinking and I would cry everyday but now I just feel numb and like I don’t feel nothing I can’t even cry I’m also on antidepressants so idk if that’s affecting it but it’s like the only thing holding me back from doing my actions is like thinking I could go to jail or ruin my life or regret it later in life & it’s like I tell my self or my mind that whatever it is and it like gets mad that like I can’t do it and it makes me feel worst because it makes me feel like I actually wanna do that and ugh it’s like a constant battle everyday because it like gets mad for not being able to do that because I obviously know it’s something bad and will ruin my life.

Username: Loranqadri

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 23w ago

Harm thoughts

I have seen by mistake photos related to cannibalism and since then I am having harm thoughts with this subject.. it’s very hard for me, I try to tell myself I don’t do these thoughts but when I say that they become more persistent and I feel like I don’t want the thoughts to go away.. even after two years things are very hard for me, I teach and it’s hard doing so with these thoughts I feel like there is no ease.. lately I began therapy here and now I am doing exposures by watching medical videos but still no relief. Any one knows what to do? It’s hard for me to live everyday.

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