Harm ocd

I was having a really good day at work and then all of a sudden, I realize that my harm OCD wasn’t there and then that reminded my brain to think about all these horrible things. I’ve been having really bad intrusive thoughts about wanting to hurt people or the fear of doing these things and I caught myself ruminating on things like oh well did this movie make me feel uncomfortable so I can reassure myself that I don’t wanna do these things and it’s just that fear like that I’m gonna wanna do it and it’s not even people that I’m close to. It’s literally anyone it could be like a random stranger thing about these things cause I know that’s a compulsion. So I thought I would put a message out to see if anyone could relate or has any advice.

Username: FloralEnvoyFloralEnvoy

Date posted: 9w ago

I can't relate to your theme, but I very much relate to my brain feeling the absence of stress and responding via harassing me with stressful and egregious thoughts. I think we are conditioned in one way or another when we have this response to be addicted to stress. In that, when our brain is not processing adrenaline from a crisis, it actively seeks out situations that justify creating more adrenaline. At least that's my theory for why calm moments seem to rarely stick around for me, the second I actually notice how I'm feeling GOOD, my brain thinks it's about to be blindsided because of the lack of stress. Thus another cycle of intrusive thoughts and rumination begins.

Username: ScuderiaAlphaScuderiaAlpha

Date posted: 9w ago

Harm OCD intrusive thoughts can be about absolutely anyone. Loved ones, that stranger on the street, that dog I just saw, that co-worker. You name it can be anything. I would say that compulsively testing yourself that you’re not like that person in that movie is reassurance that will only make you doubt more. Certainty for OCD doesn’t exist with any obsession. But yes harm OCD can latch to anyone and anything.

Username: Sammy.2024Sammy.2024

Date posted: 9w ago

@ScuderiaAlpha Thank you so much because I think that’s definitely a compulsion of mine. After I posted that message I had a HUGE intrusive thought about my husband. So my OCD did decide to attack a loved one and it was literally telling me to stab him and I had a huge panic attack because I feel like I have to do it or something. I’m so scared. This is one of the worst OCD hands down

Username: ScuderiaAlphaScuderiaAlpha

Date posted: 9w ago

@Sammy.2024 Intrusive commands, mental images, statements can feel more scary than the “what ifs” but actually they’re all the same!

Username: Sammy.2024Sammy.2024

Date posted: 9w ago

@ScuderiaAlpha Yeah there really intrusive and really unpleasant and make me question me as a person. Thank you for your responses they really do mean a lot

Username: Sammy.2024Sammy.2024

Date posted: 9w ago

@ScuderiaAlpha Yeah there really intrusive and really unpleasant and make me question me as a person. Thank you for your responses they really do mean a lot

Username: SpecklesSpeckles

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 9w ago

I don't nor if this helps, but I'm gonna try it when an intrusive thought pops in. I'm going to say ok... that's fine that you showed that to me and make fun of it and see if that knocks the thought out of you.... basically, don't take it seriously

Username: cocacolaa

Date posted: 41w ago

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Hello, I was doing well lately and did not post anything for a while, I have harm OCD and today I had really strong urges to harm my co-worker, who is really nice person. I don’t know what to do, when i am telling this to my therapist, she is just telling me u know u don’t harm anyone, u are kind person and that is not enough for my anxiety, any advice who is dealing with harm OCD?

Username: vmc76

Date posted: 29w ago

Harm OCD thoughts

Everyday i have unwanted thoughts and images in my head of me harming my loved ones in horrible ways, also urges too. i’m not like that at all, i don’t want to be like that at all and i also have an extreme fear of becoming a bad person and harming the people i love, or snapping out of anger and harming people. These thoughts scare me a lot and im really sad that i have these thoughts at all and its taking a toll on my mental health. whenever i see something like a gun or a knife or something like that i get anxious and scared at the thought that i could hurt someone with those things and i get thought about me in a position where i hurt someone. the last thing i want is to hurt anyone. i just wanna make people happy and i wanna treat others with kindness. i don’t want to do any of that i don’t wanna be a bad person. i hate these thoughts in my head and im so anxious at the thought that im gonna commit them. can someone help me and give me some advice on what to do?

Username: carol.xxx

Date posted: 10w ago

harm ocd please respond its typed properly - sorry

I am really struggling. I feel like I have a constant harm related intrusive thought in my head, causing a horrible intrusive feeling in my head. Even if I’m just simply scrolling and see someone sometimes this feeling of an intrusive thought becomes present, leading it to become horrid intrusive thoughts and feelings. I would never want to hurt anyone. Let alone do it and I’m struggling so much. I feel like I have a constant harm related intrusive thought in my head and feeling. Which is reinforced when I look at people. It goes when im distracted and then i remember the horrid feeling. I feel like bursting into tears, ive had enough. Can anyone relate? I feel like a constant intrusive thought and feeling IN my head im so sad :( I feel horrid. Scared ill go crazy.

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