Is this normal ?

Okay so I have deal with harm ocd for like month now, but for like 3 weeks when I first started I was scared and depressed because of my thoughts, and there were thoughts about hurting my family to the point were there not alive anymore and I would cry and pray constantly because I was scared I will act on my thoughts, but now that a month has passed, I still get those thoughts but this time I’m not scared anymore. Like yeah I just get little scared that I will act of these thoughts, but not as bad. I feel like I don’t have any more empathy, or like emotions. Like I feel like I’m becoming an evil person because I don’t feel scared about the thoughts anymore. And it kind of worry me because if I don’t feel anything will I most likely act of my thoughts ????????? I need help. What do I do ? Is this normal?

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Username: *Annabanana**Annabanana*

Date posted: 42w ago

Hey, I just came across your post and wanted to tell you that you‘re not alone! I experience the same kind of symptoms. Once I‘ve experienced these horrifying mental images/thoughts for some time, I got less scared of them. That was OCDs chance to convince me that I am a horrible person and that I actually want to act on the intrusive thoughts. But that is just OCDs way of making us keep doing compulsions, keeping us from recovery!

Username: kodyislandkodyisland

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 42w ago

look up the backdoor spike!

Username: DahliaStranner29DahliaStrann...

Date posted: 42w ago

I can hear how distressing and confusing this situation is for you, struggling with harm OCD and feeling numb to these thoughts can be incredibly tough. Your questions and concerns are entirely understandable. I want to reassure you that feeling scared and overwhelmed by these types of intrusive thoughts is an experience many of us in the OCD community have faced. A tool that has helped me and I believe can be beneficial for your situation is an AI OCD therapy tool known as "unstuck" (unstuckmyocd.com/try). I came across it in my OCD support group, and I only wish I'd had it sooner. It's personalized to each user, guiding you through step-by-step support when OCD throws challenges your way, much like an OCD therapist would. Given your specific type of OCD, it can assist you in managing and understanding your harm OCD thoughts better without giving in to compulsions. If you have any questions about using unstuck or simply need someone to talk to, I'm always here to chat! Remember, it's okay to seek help and lean on others. 👍😊

Username: accordinglytomeaccordinglytome

Date posted: 42w ago

@DahliaStranner29 thank you, it means a lot. I have heard a lot of people talking about that app, i downloaded it but how do you your entrees

Username: DahliaStranner29DahliaStrann...

Date posted: 41w ago

@accordinglytome - hi! sorry just woke up. have you made your entry already? or still not.

Username: accordinglytomeaccordinglytome

Date posted: 41w ago

@DahliaStranner29 No , I don’t know how too

Username: Naeun

Date posted: 6y ago

Hey guys so I suffer from Harm OCD and thoughts about violently harming other and today I’ve been having super minimal thoughts . I had such horrible intrusive thoughts that it feels weird. I’m in constant fear that the thought will come back randomly and the urges will come back stronger than ever. And I’ll actually commit to my urges and act out on them. Like I still Feel weird because even though I don’t have anxiety ... the killer thoughts are in the back of my head. I gueninly don’t dee normal Anymore.

Username: Mrlal

Date posted: 1y ago

Harm OCD question and should I be worried

Has anyone got something similar to me? I get the harmful thoughts I involuntarily plan it and then it gives me anxiety but it feels so similar to having an urge which makes me even more scared. Also another thing that scares me even more too is that I kind of feel desensitised to everything now so when I get those thoughts I don't really think anything of it sometimes and it makes me more scared because it feels like im maybe going crazy and that I might act on it.

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Username: OCDSurvivor123

Date posted: 37w ago

Numb

Is it normal to go numb to thoughts? I’ve been struggling for 3 months with intense fear and all of a sudden I am not anymore. While this may seem like healing, I’m incredibly worried I’m not scared anymore. I know that’s crazy. It’s causing me to be scared that the thoughts are mine because I’m not reacting to them.

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