Harm OCD - is everything a trigger???

Something else I’ve been really struggling with is that EVERY. SINGLE. THING becomes a harm thought about my loved one. If my brain can come up with it, it does it. All day. Cooking? Driving? Lighters? Guns? Knives? My bare hands? Sexual related harm? Random scenarios/objects? It all brings up an image and an urge feeling. And when I get triggered, it *actually* feels like I’d act on it and not care. Is this totally normal??? Even the urges?? I always hear people go “but I know I wouldn’t act on it”. I’m seriously at the point where I don’t feel like that’s true for me.

Sammy.2024

Date posted: 49w

I know how you feel. I struggle with this everyday and when I start to feel better my brain says “no you can’t be happy because your gonna do these things one day” and it’s all the same things like hurting loved ones or even just random people

Ellasmama

Date posted: 49w

@Sammy.2024 Oh gosh you do? The same things I’m describing?? It’s awful. At least I know I’m not alone because I’m really starting to question whether it’s actually OCD or not. I hate it. I’m so scared because it feels like I will actually act on it. Like something’s going to make me. And then I start to question myself because I feel sort of numb. And I have to remind myself why I wouldn’t.

Ellasmama

Date posted: 49w

@Ellasmama I also get this weird feeling in my sternum and head with it. It’s like a pressure? A drop? Idk.

Sammy.2024

Date posted: 49w

@Ellasmama I understand how that feels. I feel the same way. And I was telling my therapist that I feel like it’s not ocd but she told me that me saying that means it’s OCD since it’s a doubting disorder. I still have a hard time believing it though. I would recommend therapy. It’s not a cure but it helps me stay sane. At least talking about it reminds us we actually do care we are having these horrible thoughts unlike people who don’t care and don’t tell people what’s going on in there head and do the things. I like to think we are trying since we are even on this app you know?

Ragnarking18

Date posted: 49w

Going through all this as well. Did an erp exercise for the 1st time yesterday had relief the rest of the day but it's back this morning but was easier to wake and get up for the day so there's hope you got this

JessIsConfused

Date posted: 49w

Our brains are so sensitive! Just continue to do rep when you get triggered! As you get better less and less things will trigger you.

OCD~Tr

Date posted: 49w

We have thousands opinios in olur minds everyday. But we pick and overstreghten them. beware that these thoughts will come and go like any others

JessIsConfused

Date posted: 49w

Sending my love 🩷 I hope u r feeling better

gc0

Date posted: 49w

Our brains are dimensional & creative. I have struggled with the same. You almost have to laugh at how your brain just grasps at straws to come up with something harmful. Intrusive images, urges and feelings are real. Just take a deep breath. I often would get caught up in thinking about what it means, what would happen in the future if I did hurt someone, what would follow that and how that would change me as a person. Right now it’s JUST a thought. And all you can focus on is right now. Label the thought and don’t interact. “That’s OCD. I can trust my judgement.” “OCD again. Nice try brotha!!!” For me, intervening at the thought has been helpful in my treatment. It’s not thought neutralizing, you’re not avoiding it. You’re just labeling it and dismissing like a notification that pops up on your phone. We are going to get through this.

Anonymous

Date posted: 22w

Harm OCD

Does anyone else get super scared of feelings of adrenaline while you have intrusive thoughts? Like it feels like it’s trying to take over your body and those feelings of anger are trying to collide and dictate what ur body does? Now you feel impulsive and on edge and you feel like you are acting on your thoughts? Like I get thoughts about hurting family and I get super scared when I get feelings of anger about them and I feel that adrenaline! It’s all intrusive and I don’t like anything of it

Hexxi

Date posted: 21w

Harm ocd urges?

Harm ocd urges Does anyone else have such strong harm ocd urges regarding your obsession that it literally feels like you’re holding back from doing it? I understand that harm ocd does indeed include urges, but can they rlly feel THAT real? Like at any time I could just “decide” to do it?

Becoming Whole

Date posted: 16w

OCD Is Telling Me I’m Being Harmed

I had blood work done for a test I was having a couple weeks ago. The phlebotomist hit my vein weird, my arm bled a lot, but eventually stopped. My arm is still sore several days later. The following week I had my bronchoscopy. The nurse used the same arm that was already sore to put in the IV for the meds. My arm started hurting, swelling and burning. I told her it hurt really bad but she ignored me; then I was out. It’s been a week and my arm still hurts, and my veins are tight and hard. Couple that with the white stuff all over my face, that nobody from the care team bothered to wipe off- which I didn’t know about until my husband asked me what it was, I got harm from my OCD! At first I chalked it up to the white stuff on my face was bad bedside manners. Now, I keep thinking that my doctors and everyone associated with the clinics are trying to harm me. This morning I had an incident with the fryer oven while toasting my bagel. I asked my husband about it and he says he didn’t notice anything. I was down to the last few bites of my bagel, and suddenly started feeling loopy. I spit it out and threw the rest away. After sitting awhile thinking of the doctors and phlebotomist etc… it dawned on me that it was my OCD telling me people were trying to harm me. I don’t know how to get over the fact that my arm hurts really bad and my doctor completely ignores my health concerns. I’ve been nauseous for the past two weeks or so - there is definitely something wrong! I think when they find out that you have OCD and/or Anxiety, they treat you differently, as if you’re making up the symptoms. I most certainly haven’t felt heard! My husband always says, what’s wrong now? It’s such a horrible feeling to hear him say that. Is this what you call Harm? Or is it associated with Harm? I’m not sure if this is triggering or not. I hope not.

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