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There is a great book that you should read. It’s called the Imp of the mind by Dr. Lee Baer. He talks about all kinds of intrusive thoughts but there is one of his patients that had the exact same experience as you. It may help to read how they treated her and how she got past it. Good luck and just know that if you enjoyed these thoughts they wouldn’t bother you. Stay strong mama
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nikki hey ! your thoughts are yours it is your brain, be kind of your brain be kind of yourself, try accepting them they part of you, one day they will never go back
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Mine is sexual things towards my children it’s killing me
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If it’s possible in any way - and if it won’t trigger too much- can U elaborate a bit??..
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@Rainbowgirl I have images and thoughts of my partner raping my baby, not actually doing it but going to do it, I start thinking it and then have disturbing images in my head
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I have this. With my children. it got so bad that I wouldn't let them in the kitchen when I was cooking or doing dishes because I was worried I would stab them. I also would do things so I wasn't alone with them like pay my niece to babysit even though I was home because I felt like I couldn't trust myself. it drives me crazy I pray alot to counteract the thoughts I'm having but most days unfortunately I feel like some sort of monster because I have no one to talk to and I'm worried if I tell someone in my family they will take my children instead of understand that it's my thoughts not my actions.
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This is how I am hun ?
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I once had a similar thought with my family. I was in fear of harming them but my therapist told me it’s the opposite of what I want/feel. That I love my family so much that I’m afraid of anything happening to them and that your brain twists your anxiety and fears into the worst thought imaginable. Try and talk to someone about it because it helps to let it out and not keep it hidden. Maybe if you aren’t comfortable talking to family or friends about it yet try a therapist, a hotline, or even some reading. Overcoming Obsessive Thoughts by Christine Purdon is a very helpful book. You can get through this and know a thought is just a thought not an action!
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I’m scared of knives because I think I’m going to accidentally hurt someone.
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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.
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I am starting to come to grips with intrusive thoughts, reading how your brain will think of the worst thing / or make you think of something that really distresses you. BUT, I’ve got something I need to get off my chest, not looking for reassurance but just to know I’m not alone I guess? I remember one time, I saw a girl I follow on Instagram go on a marathon, and then went straight out for dinner after without showering and I had the passing thought of, gosh she must smell, even worse, she must smell down there. That has got to be the worst intrusive thought EVER, and because it affected me so much, I have the urge to think of this horrible horrible thought most times I look at people. Wondering if they smell!!!! It’s disgusting!!!! :( I don’t know if this is because I also have contamination ocd and I do obsess about feeling and being clean.
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- 15w ago
So, if I'm retelling a story or relaying information to someone, after I'm done speaking, my brain will send me thoughts like, "What if you lied? You might have told the story wrong! You're lying!" I've started second-guessing myself, even when I know I'm not lying or telling the story wrong😭 This has also bled into twisting my intentions behind certain actions... For example, the other day, I'd been babysitting my younger brothers. I'd gone to use the restroom and thought, "What if the door isn't locked or closed all the way?" Because this has happened once in the past. Turns out, it didn't lock correctly, and one of my little brothers almost walked in on me, but luckily, I shut the door in time, and we laughed it off. But then, I kept getting thoughts like, "You knew that would happen, and you didn't double-check! You wanted that to happen and for him to walk in!" :( I know this isn't true, but it's so annoying! Has anyone dealt with this? If you have, do you have any advice on how to deal with these thoughts?
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