ive had harm type for years. it’s focused around my mom and if i want to hurt her and i spiral and it’s terrifying. sometimes i get scared that im insane and that i don’t actually have ocd, ect. my compulsions are usually going on my phone (what im doing now, i know, im trying) to distract myself or i try to comfort myself almost like reassuring. does anyone else struggle with this? I just need to know im not alone.
You’re not alone at all. This is extremely common in OCD and I struggled with it for many years. This is what helped me through it: The fact that you worry about whether or not it is OCD proves that it alone is OCD. Not to mention, your fear and how much you are afraid of doing also proves that you are not insane. If you were insane, you wouldn’t be worried or feel scared. You are a good, sane person and that is why you are feeling this way. Keeping yourself distracted is a perfectly valid way to disregard these thought, but it also super important to remember that they are just thoughts and you don’t actually want to do it. I had these thoughts for many many years. I assure you that you are not alone. There are millions of others out there struggling with the exact same thoughts as us. You are not insane, you’re a good person.
I have these thoughts also this was my very first theme. Now it’s something else but this stems from my fear of losing control.
I have the same fear. I'm in my 30s and live with my loving parents and take care of them. I have a huge ocd fear that will hurt them. It truly keeps me up at night, too afraid to sleep. I'm used to this because I've had ocd for so long, but it never gets easy.
@ZoeGirl1415 im so glad im not alone 🩷 just know you aren’t either!!
Harm ocd is so bad I’ve had these thoughts since I was 18 I’m 22 now:( I know exactly how you feel 🤍
I have a similar fear of raping my mum so it’s harm ocd related and I do the same compulsions ask for reassurance, go on NOCD you’re not alone
Ur not alone i struggled a lot with this i hope thing will get better for u soon ✨️🌻
Thank you everyone 🩷🩷 i feel a lot better.
i am so terrified i might hurt somebody. i have harm ocd, and lately, the things i do to make myself feel better (my compulsions) aren’t helping anymore and i don’t know what to do. i’m scared i have the urge to hurt somebody, specifically my family. i hate being in the same house as them out of fear i might want to one day grab something and kill them. i don’t. i would never dream of it. but i’m so terrified. i keep on posting about the same things, and i’m sorry, i just don’t know what else to do to make myself feel better. i know i’m supposed to sit with uncertainty, but it’s just so hard 🙁
Hi - I’m a Mom of 3 with Harm OCD. I’ve had OCD for a long time since I was a teen, prior to kids. It’s been harm/sexual orientation, etc. pretty much every theme at some point. My harm OCD got set off so badly by the Lindsay Clancy case back in January. It seemed to settle down for awhile and now is so bad again. I question if it’s even OCD at this point or if I’m actually an awful person wanting to do these things. I’m really struggling. The thoughts feel like urges and it’s all day long. I think of the case everyday wondering and trying to figure out if it was OCD that she had that turned into her losing control and feel sick to my stomach then panic that will be me. Any other Mom’s out there dealing with similar issues? Thank you.🤍
I’m wondering if I’m alone I have harm OCD I get intrusive thoughts of hurting my mom but when I tell her to hide the knife I get this urge to find a knife I hope I’m not the only one I’m getting very scared of OCD
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