Someone please help me I’m having intrusive thoughts of hurting my pets and I’m really scared of myself and I want these thoughts to go away. Can someone please help me I’m scared and I don’t know if I’m a monster
Hi there, thank you for reaching out to the community for support. I know these thoughts can be so scary. Isn't it just terrible that OCD knows what means the most to us and makes us incredibly fearful that we could hurt them. An OCD therapist would be the best person to support you through these difficult times. I am going to link a few resources for you below on what is called Harm OCD. Have you ever considered ERP treatment? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8ACsoGuOvY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkB2D6FOmQg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Y-NrWGm2I https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aE1hzK9gf5s
If you are worried about it - you are not a monster. If you want them to go away - you are not a monster. If you were you wouldn’t be here. I am in the same boat but I do know that ERP therapy is the best treatment, and I know medication can help too.
@Duke2020! And you are all those things. So I can assure you that you are not a monster. But reassurance isn’t what you need. So I do recommend ERP therapy
I have those thoughts all you need to do is just be like “ yep maybe I could hurt them oh well “ and move on with your day. Or just be like “oh there are those funny thoughts ocd” move on they are just thoughts nothing else. I have them all the time when I’m mad at my dog or they do something they aren’t suppose to I’m like “ what if I just threw them out the window “ but who cares they are just thoughts !!
Should I get rid of my pets tho because I’m scared of myself. But I also don’t wanna get rid of my dog because she’s just a puppy and I just got her and I feel like it would be mean and my family wants her too
I am so sorry you are experiencing that. I have had harm thoughts about my pet too. My sweet little baby kitty who I love more than anything who has been part of my life for 13 years. I know I would *never* hurt her and I never have, but when OCD brings up those thoughts and images, it's so terrifying. It shook me to my core. You are not a monster. OCD is the monster. I am so sorry it has you feeling this way. Please know that things can better with the right kind of treatment. Have you ever explored ERP therapy? It has helped me IMMENSELY to find peace from these types of thoughts.
I know we’re not meant to ask for reassurance but I’m currently not in therapy and I need help, it feels scarily real and I feel like I’m not anxious or worried over the thoughts. I had stabbing thoughts about someone I care about and I started deliberately imagining them to test myself to see if I hate it or not but instead it felt like I knew how it feels to stab someone and like the feeling of doing that physical action and I swear it is the worst thing I have ever experienced as well I had moments where it felt like It was about to happen or I keep getting this really sick ‘happy’ feeling that I want to do that and I don’t know what that is but it feels incredibly real almost like I was getting a happy feeling or wanted to do that thing and jsut wasn’t giving into it and now I’m thinking I’m actually evil and it feels like I get a pleasurable feeling over the thought of doing that and would want to do it?? Because I ‘like’ the feeling of doing it or it would ‘feel’ good I swear I really don’t know what to do it feels incredibly real I feel like I can’t even say that I’m worried or scared because I feel like I’m lying and actually want it and have evil desires I’m really concerned, I have never done anything bad in my life, I feel like what if through experimenting and imagining the thoughts to test myself I have suddenly discovered I like it because it feels extremely real that I would ‘enjoy’ or like Doing that evil thing and it’s really concerning, i don’t understand I was fine a few days ago and suddenly I’m experiencing this? Is it possible to suddenly become evil i don’t want to be evil, but what if i like it and my desire to not be evil isn’t as strong as this ‘happy feeling’ i wish I can be normal I don’t want any of this please but I swear I feel like there is something wrong with me, I think this is the worst I’ve ever felt, like it feels like I want it and would enjoy it and it’s making me feel really worried but at the same time I don’t even know if I’m worried please help I need advice
Im sleeping over my boys house and im having bad thoughts to hurt him and it’s like I can see myself acting on it. I never want to hurt anyone… I hope someone can comment or give me advice as I lie in bed watching crime documentary. It messes with my OCD creates false fantasies
I have all kinds of thoughts that aren’t me it feels like someone is talking to me telling me evil things about people or to do evil things 😞😞😞😞 I can’t do this anymore
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