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’m having a very bad evening with my intrusive thoughts. I was doing really good dealing with them but tonight one hit me hard. I’ve been having a lot of different intrusive thoughts but I’ll have one occasionally about hurting my mom or my dog who I love and they’re the only family I have in my life. They’re my world. I was helping my mom put away the dishes and I had the big kitchen knife in my hand and my intrusive thought was you could stab your mom. And then my brain said I had a twitch in my hand and that meant I wanted to do it. Let me just say that I wouldn’t hurt a fly. I actually caught a fly in a glass and put it outside instead of killing it this evening before this intrusive thought happened. I’m such a gentle and compassionate and caring person and these thoughts instantly cause me to have a panic attack. And I have no one to talk to them about. I know they’re hard for my mom to hear and I don’t want to be any more of a burden than I already am. I do desperately want to tell her and have her reassure me that I’m not crazy or a psycho. Then my thoughts wander to if your hand did flinch could you be a psychopath. Is hurting someone in you. I know it’s not but I feel like my mind is out to get me and hurt me. I’m working so hard and I thought I was doing so good but I need to know why I have these thoughts. They’re not ok. I need someone to help me make sense of why. I know we aren’t supposed to ruminate but I shouldn’t have thoughts like this about people I love and care about the most in the world.
Hey guys, I am having the worst HARM OCD episode I have had in a while. I am having disgusting, awful intrusive thoughts about harming others. It feels so real. It feels as if I am about to get up and just do it. The worst bit about it all Is I know I feel distressed and panicked. But where the thoughts are actually happening ( in my head) doesnt feel this feeling. This is making it feel worse as it really does feel like Im just going to do it. I am crying my eyes out because I know im petrified and dont want to hurt anyone im so scared. I have this terrible intrusive feeling in my that feels like its justifying the thoughts. Please can someone talk as I am scared Im crying I dont want know what to do I want this feeling gone I am so scared. I tell myself Id kill myself before hurting anyone else, but would i ? What if I actually do want to kill Please respond Im so scared
Does anyone imagine they are doing their harm thoughts during an action, making you feel like you acted on your thoughts? For example, someone gave me a hug and at the last second I imagined I was touching something I shouldn’t during the hug? I want to make it clear it’s something I have zero desire to do! But the problem is, I thought it on purpose and it makes me sick !! Obviously nothing happened but my mind is telling me that was me trying to do it. Even though it was physically impossible to do. Am I a monster or could this be OCD? I’m freaking out and don’t want to be here anymore. I feel like I’m the exception and that this isn’t OCD. I know I post about this stuff a lot but I’m struggling and don’t know what to do.
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