Good morning! My name is Zach and I currently suffer from what I believe to be harm OCD. I constantly have thoughts of hurting myself or others. It has really become exhausting and I need help. I’m currently seeing a therapist for it and just started ERP but I want to know more about this program and what it has to offer. I want my life back and I want to be in better control of my thoughts and compulsions.
Hi Zach! I also suffer with harm ocd and yes its extremely exhausting. I think you’re on the right track with already having a therapist and starting ERP so good for you!! I think the main difference with this program is that these NOCD therapists are specifically trained for ocd and for me that was so important. I had so many weird questions about my compulsions or thoughts and feelings that my previous therapist did not understand but my NOCD therapist calls normal. We also get evaluated here like every couple of weeks to see how your ocd is doing, which is nice for yourself to have a visual of your progress especially on difficult days. In my experience this app and program was a blessing. I hope this helps!
@Kiki10 Thanks so much! It’s helpful to know I’m not alone. My thoughts have been really heavy the last few days and I just want a break. I feel like it’s making my depression worse.
Unfortunately, I can’t afford NOCD and my insurance doesn’t cover it. Hopefully my therapist and my current situation with my ERP helps because I can’t keep having suicidal intrusive thoughts. It’s so exhausting and I’ve had them for so long that I actually say “I want to kill myself” knowing full well I don’t want to. It’s like I test myself by saying those words often out loud. It doesn’t even make me feel anxious anymore most of the time. I don’t know if that’s a good thing or not. Ugh!
You might try Nathan Peterson on You Tube. Here is a video about Harm OCD!! He has many more videos that relate to all kinds of OCD as well (because they are all related). But here’s one to get you started about harm specifically: https://youtu.be/hwkpqNpHfkE?si=FC-mrvuIjZiSLLo8
Harm OCD Please someone give me any advice you have. I have been suffering for a while but just put a name to why. I have not done any ERP yet and haven't done much of anything aside from talk therapy. I'm so scared and just want this to end. I have created my higharchy plans on here but I'm so scared to get started.
I just had my first apt with my therapist. This came on very suddenly, almost overnight, for me and it’s causing me so much distress. I have been reading and I know that the brain sends thoughts the more you try to resist them. But I’m scared. I’m 46 and I never knew I had OCD tendencies and this literally happened overnight and now the harm thoughts are constant, all day, every day, and I feel like I’m going crazy. My life has been turned upside down. Does anyone else have the harm thoughts that are constant and involve many things/people?
just a couple days ago i experienced this for the first time from watching the new DAHMER series. Im having intrusive images and thoughts of me harming or killing my loved ones and its so scary because i would never do it. It has me questioning if im crazy and im having severe panic attacks over 3 times a day. Im mentally and physically drained, i’ve told my mom about it and we are going to see a therapist tomorrow. Im scared to because idk if they specialize in OCD and if i tell them my thoughts they are gonna put me in the mental hospital or say im crazy and don’t have OCD, can any therapists on here or fellow people with Harm OCD let me know if you think im showing signs of it, i just want it to go away and to be able to sleep at night without severe overthinking.
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