I’ve been dealing a lot with harm OCD that I’ll want to harm myself or someone else (even though I don’t want that), I’ve also been experiencing fear that I’ll lose control of my mind or something. It’s so hard. When I don’t feel like this I just kind of feel empty or just dissociative/derealized.
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@bekind94 With my de realization the only way I’ve found to feel a bit better is just to accept it, the part that made it worse for me in the beginning was not knowing what it was or why it was happening, after taking with my therapist and figuring it out just trying to become comfortable with it and making it normal by just knowing you’re safe and that feeling can’t cause harm. And again for the harm ocd, it’s like my brain feels blank at the same time so I’m scared I’m going to lose control of my brain somehow or become unscared of the thought of harm or something:(
@bekind94 It is, but thank you for the helpful comments from before, it means a lot. I hope we can both continue to get better🤍
You are not alone, I have been feeling the same for the last 3 weeks and I know how scary it is.
@meli_lu7 It’s so awful. I get scared that I’ll want to harm my family or friends or even myself when I care so much about my family and love them so much. It’s so weird how my brain just freaks out and I think I could lose control of my brain. I’ve been seeing a therapist for about 5 months when I just had extremely severe anxiety and de realization, I got so much better but now this has been happening for about 2 weeks and it’s so tiring and uncomfortable.
@allyyyB4 I feel like we are going through the same exact situation. I have been seeing a therapist and psychiatrist for my anxiety that started back in 2022 and just within these last 3 weeks these intrusive thoughts came out of nowhere, I feel guilty and I know I would never want to harm anyone or anything. I definitely understand and know exactly what you are feeling and I am so sorry. I know this will pass for both you and I. Thinking so much of you! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
i’m back in a cycle of having harm related OCD thoughts and feelings and urges and i get these episodes where it’s like i’m disassociating and feel like i’m about to snap and go crazy violent. does anyone else experience this? i need help
i haven’t been diagnosed with ocd but I have anxiety about harming other people/family members and it’s like urges and im scared I actually want to do it? I don’t think I’ve ever been violent as a kid (im 21 now) and the intrusive thoughts don’t go away so im just stuck all day everyday for the past few weeks just thinking and being scared about it and im having all these weird emotions like being irritated and angry I don’t want to hurt people I don’t think idk why my mind is making me think I do I’ve had intrusive thoughts before that I could brush away sure it took like a day or two but this one is different it doesn’t go away and leaves me with the worst fear imaginable and nothing I look up that should be giving me relief is giving me relief + I feel like im not in control of my body and that im just gonna lose it and act on these thoughts it’s just all on a loop and im not sure how im supposed to live the rest of my life when im in constant fear of my self
I’ve never been diagnosed with OCD, but I relate so much to what people here are going through. I used to think it was just anxiety, and I felt like I could handle that. But lately I’ve been spiraling—constantly afraid that what I’m feeling is something worse, like psychosis or losing control of my mind. I feel so detached and scared, and I just want peace again. I have anxiety doing the smallest things, like the thought of waking up everyday and even eating give me straight up panic. I am afraid all the time, it’s paralyzing. And a lot of people say someone with psychosis wouldn’t worry that they’re in it, but then I convince myself I’ve been in it this whole time, and haven’t known, and that maybe I’ve been doing weird stuff. Idk. I also get really scared of labels. Even the idea of OCD makes me feel like I’ll never get better or like I’ll be stuck like this forever. I just want to be okay. If anyone has felt this way—confused, overwhelmed, or scared of what’s happening in their mind—I’d really appreciate any support or encouragement.
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