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 haven’t been diagnosed with ocd but I have anxiety about harming other people/family members and it’s like urges and im scared I actually want to do it? I don’t think I’ve ever been violent as a kid (im 21 now) and the intrusive thoughts don’t go away so im just stuck all day everyday for the past few weeks just thinking and being scared about it and im having all these weird emotions like being irritated and angry I don’t want to hurt people I don’t think idk why my mind is making me think I do I’ve had intrusive thoughts before that I could brush away sure it took like a day or two but this one is different it doesn’t go away and leaves me with the worst fear imaginable and nothing I look up that should be giving me relief is giving me relief + I feel like im not in control of my body and that im just gonna lose it and act on these thoughts it’s just all on a loop and im not sure how im supposed to live the rest of my life when im in constant fear of my self
I dont know whats going on. I dont know if its OCD anymore. I know it was in the beginning. Ive been through a lot of trauma and had one little scary thought of killing my sister 4 months ago that has blossomed into this giant idea of me being a serial killer and wanting to hurt everyone (I never had any social issues growing up but I have had some trauma). Recently I’ve been having urges to just give in. And my mental images have been horrible and I can’t stop checking if I like them or not. I think I’ve convinced myself I have. This morning I woke up a shaking mess with an urge to unalive my family and when my mom left for work I was alone with my sister and couldnt stop vomiting uncontrollably. I dont know if i’m upset because I cant hurt anyone and I want to, or if I’m scared and just want my old life back. I was an avid horror and gore lover and now I’m convinced I want to do the things I’ve seen in the movies. Someone please help. I’m ready to check into the psych ward.
TW! please someone comment When I was 12 or 13 I used to babysit a little girl, she had a habit of keeping her hand in her diaper and was always touching herself, there was one point I was changing her diaper and noticed she was really red. I had separated her private parts and checked the inner area for signs of infection. She was okay, just some really really bad diaper rash. I know this is what happened yet my brain is trying to convince me that I hurt her, and that I wanted to do it, I know I would never hurt a child but with all the anxiety I feel when I think about it I'm starting to wonder if I did do it because I wanted to hurt her, I don't wanna be a p, I don't wanna hurt innocent children, I used to never have these thoughts but now I do and I'm so scared to tell my therapist as she hasn't diagnosed me with ocd yet. I don't want her to think I'm a p nor do I wanna hurt kids, but my brain keeps telling me that I do and that I'm just lying to myself and everyone around me, ik I would never do something that could harm a child but I keep getting these thoughts and their inappropriate and I just want them to stop, does anyone have any tips on how to help myself? I keep turning to my boyfriend for reassurance but ik that that's just a quick fix and that ill be spiraling about it again.Please help
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