Intrusive thoughts are unwanted and cause stress which mine do but also when I’m mad I get this rage feeling and say I wanna stab someone like that feels like a. Want not intrusive why am I saying “ I wanna “ :(
It’s not a want because you will go to prison for a long time also, you feel bad about these thoughts, I was a drug addict and I had those thoughts like almost trying to force me to do it, I get thoughts like what if I actually had done it :( I’m extremely upset I don’t want to have these thoughts anymore, turns out I didn’t do it but I still get those what if thoughts. And it scares me bad.
@Love 777 Me too !
For me, it helps to connect it to something I value. So like, my Harm OCD revolved around killing my pets for a while and I’d have intense images with it. It was horrible. A big thing that helped was realizing 1) it’s a fear — not a want and 2) it’s my mind’s way of reminding me how much I CARE about my pets and how empathetic I am. So now it’s easier to address the thoughts as they come. They’re rare now, so when they do pop up it’s just quickly being like “thank you mind for reminding me I value my little family so much and that I want to be such a great caretaker.”
These are normal intrusive thoughts. Here is the KEY. 🔑 You have to remember that the THOUGHTS DON’T MEAN ANYTHING. It doesn’t matter if those thoughts are in your head or not. When the thoughts come, tell yourself, “Yay, I’m having my stabbing thoughts again. These thoughts can stay all day if they want to.” Allowing the thoughts to run freely through your head is key 🔑!! Don’t try to fight them off. Just let the thoughts run. They don’t matter.
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@OneDayAtATimee Idk I just wanna feel like I’m not alone and tbh reassurance is the only reason I haven’t ended it yet
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