- Username
- cocacolaa
- Date posted
- 31w ago
Harm OCD
For people who have harm intrusive thoughts towards others and afraid to hurt anyone, how are u dealing with that?
- Username
- Jessica_castrooJessica_castroo
- Date posted
- 31w ago
Learning to be around the people your brain says you want to hurt. My gf and I haven’t been on the best terms so I’ve been a bit angry at her. I woke up one morning and had crazy thoughts that I wanted to hurt her. I jolted out of bed and started throwing up. Eventually I came back upstairs on the verge to call 911 or something and she woke up and I hugged her for a solid 10 mins. All of those thoughts her gone. Hug these people and remind yourself you love them and that could possibly never happen
- Username
- cocacolaacocacolaa
- Date posted
- 31w ago
@Jessica_castroo Thanks for it 🩷
- Username
- ZmanflexZmanflex
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 31w ago
I simply remind myself that they’re just thoughts and that I would never do such a thing. As a matter of fact, just this morning I had thoughts of harming my own kids. It was absolutely terrible and uncomfortable but I know that I would never ever hurt them
- Username
- Emmnala Emmnala
- Date posted
- 31w ago
@Anonymous This happens to me
- Username
- Emmnala Emmnala
- Date posted
- 31w ago
I think by just taking it day by day. If it’s so bad that you feel you can’t be around many people than that’s okay and than the next day try and be around those people and remind yourself you are not your thoughts. You’d never hurt anyone.
- Username
- cocacolaacocacolaa
- Date posted
- 31w ago
@Emmnala Yes some days are better but some days I feel really anxious especially in the mornings and finally i end up avoiding a lot of social situations, sitting at home depressed
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- T123
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- 2y ago
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How do y’all handle when you have to be around someone who you think about harming but obviously don’t want to harm.
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- KS24
- Date posted
- 46w ago
Intrusive thoughts/urges - Harm OCD
I’m wondering if anyone could please give me some advice/tips on breaking this cycle? I have had OCD for 12+ years, however I have only recently been officially diagnosed. I’m struggling significantly with harm OCD, involving thoughts/urges of harm towards other people, particularly my loved ones. This is incredibly distressing to me, as I don’t want to harm anyone and it is constantly sending me into severe distress and panic attacks. I understand that I need to lean into the discomfort/accept my thoughts to move forwards, rather than pushing it away as this adds fuel to the fire - but every time I do, I have a panic attack. My mind constantly tells me I have to act on the urge to get relief and that it’s the ‘only way’ out/to feel better.. I’m stuck in this habitual/learnt behaviour cycle, as I’ve always acted on my urges (not involving harming others) for the past 13 years to get temporary relief and to neutralise thoughts - Every time I think that I need to act on the urge or as though I’ll snap and act on it, I feel terrified and scared, then feel very distressed or have a panic attack.
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