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This is not a political post at all but just an honest question (without giving too much reassurance). Is anyone else triggered by the incident that happened with Donald Trump?. I want to explain what I’m dealing with and if anyone could relate I would gladly appreciate your reply. Donald Trump was shot over the weekend and thankfully survived. I haven’t been bothered by things like this in a while but here’s how it panned out for me …. At first when I saw it I was in complete shock (no anxiety though), then I felt bad and then I started getting visual images of the shooter in my head (like fully aiming at Trump). From that, it went to having thoughts of “you like it”, “you would do this”, “you could do this to your own family” , “he deserved it”, “you don’t even feel bad you’re not having anxiety over it “. I had a therapy session and we spoke about this and I was assigned an exposure to do based on this content. Now my brain is trying to convince me that I’m a psychopath and that I actually enjoy things like this. Can anyone else relate to this? Anyone else experience this?

Username: Oinks MedeirosOinks Medeiros

Date posted: 22w ago

I would say I have adjacent anxieties. As a kid growing up in a post-Columbine America, I have had active shooter "fantasies" my whole life. Not me being the shooter but imagining what if it happened right now. It effevted my ability to go into a lot of crowds or public spaces. I know its a little different but i truly believe our surroundings shape us. If we see shootings over and over in the news, of course its going to work its way into our anxious thoughts.

Username: 777Q777Q

Date posted: 22w ago

TBH , leaving politics aside I would be just as concerned and not happy if something happened to Biden or Trump , I think to a large extent just a response to a a very unpleasant situation.

Username: Anonymous 25#Anonymous 25#

Date posted: 22w ago

@777Q Of course either way but currently I’m experiencing thoughts that are making me think I like it and am a psychopath

Username: a🌸a🌸

Date posted: 22w ago

omg!!!i too got an intrusive thought when reading the news about it, i was at the park getting some air and i got a citizen notification about it and read what happened, then i looked up to see a lady staring at me but then my mind went like “what if she knows im the shooter?” and then i got so much anxiety bc why did my mind come up with such a weird bizarre thought and i got major anxiety but tried calming myself down by taking deep breaths but that thought still lingered for 2 days because it feels like my mind was going crazy

Username: Anonymous 25#Anonymous 25#

Date posted: 22w ago

@User._0 Mine are basically trying to convince me I’m a psychopath, I like that it happened and I would do the same thing …. When it first happened I got no anxiety and didn’t think much of it but now I’m thinking about it and I’m like why didn’t I get anxiety with these thoughts? What if this isn’t ocd and I snap?

Username: Sophie7007

Date posted: 6y ago

So my harm OCD thoughts have recently changed and it’s making me question what is real and what is my thoughts. Lately I’ll find myself reading news articles about murders etc, and then something in my head will be like ‘yeah but I can understand why they killed that person’ and then I become really shocked and scared that I’m beginning to sympathise with these awful people. :( does anyone else get this? Or have something similar? Thanks x

Username: namelessfornow

Date posted: 2y ago

Someone please read and help me.

I just joined this app today and need someone to understand me or just listen to me. I have been suffering from extremely violent and gruesome intrusive thoughts mainly regarding my 3 year old toddler. I have noticed a peak in my intrusive thought struggle with a mass shooting occurs. I have a debilitating fear of a school shooting happening at my sons daycare. I am not going to get into the details but it is just so sickening that I can’t even type out what my head thinks. My problem is I self sabotage by reading about shootings until the story consumes me. Most recently the Highland Park shooting. I am worried because it has gotten to the point where I simply CANNOT sleep without taking something that knocks me out, otherwise I lay in bed with my chest so tight I can’t breathe letting these horrible visions play over and over again. I don’t want to be dependent on a downer to put me to sleep and an upper to get me through the day. This is the first time I am sharing my experience and it feels really good to get this off my chest. Please if anyone has gone through this and can offer anything please share it with me. I can’t go on like this

Username: EFF_OCD

Date posted: 2y ago

Where to draw the line with ERP

Okay, so for the most part, if you have harm ocd/intrusive thoughts, you’ll understand (hopefully). If you haven’t seen, everyone is talking about the Netflix documentary “Dahmer”. Most harm ocd sufferers (myself included) that I’ve gotten to know all struggle with fears of being evil in any way (like a sociopath/narcissistic, etc). Do we need to make ourselves watch it? Even some of my friends without OCD say they couldn’t do it. The reason I don’t want to watch it is because I’m afraid it’ll trigger me. I’ll look for any common traits (this is what I do) and it’ll send me into a panic attack. But aren’t we SUPPOSED to on purpose watch things that bring us distress? The series has everyone talking about mental health and it SUCKS because OCD is considered “mental health” and I feel like it lumps us all into a giant category. Everything true crime triggers my harm ocd. I don’t even want to know humans are capable of such things because then it reminds me “it’s all possible”. I don’t know if I explained it well, but does ANYONE understand where I’m coming from 🥺🥺🥺🥺

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