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I was at a restaurant and I got a very horrible thought about my dad and it was a what if my dad does something bad to me or to someone and I felt scared and I felt so much tension in my body and then I got another horrible thought that said what if I get scared of my dad to the point where I do something bad and the I started panicking even more. I felt so much tension in my face, my neck, my shoulders, and chest and it was restless it felt like if I was going to do something bad and it felt like a desire and I felt scared of my dad, the next day these thoughts was triggered due to a dream I am getting new thoughts of a loved one hurting another loved one due to the dream followed by the other scary thought. I feel very overwhelmed right now and I am very scared is this ocd?

Kim27

Date posted: Yesterday

It sounds like OCD to me. I don't have the harm OCD subtype so I'm by no means an expert. Have you tried attending a support group about harm OCD? I hope you have a therapy appointment soon. It can feel very overwhelming and scary. I've had anxiety for over 30 years and recently got diagnosed with OCD. This past year has been really hard. I've been trying different medications and new to ERP. I can see you are really suffering. Try to hang in there. I'm rooting for you

vicki5621

Date posted: Yesterday

Yes thank you! What is a support group? I do have a appointment tomorrow so I am waiting for that

Anonymous

Date posted: Yesterday

You’ll learn how to do ERP in your sessions. Lots of different tools to help deal with these types of thoughts. Remember they are just thoughts and feelings. They aren’t you and just because they randomly rear their ugly head doesn’t make them true even in the slightest. You’ll learn how to not engage with the obsession, and then it naturally dissipates.

vicki5621

Date posted: 12h

Oh okay thank you I will try to see because these thoughts have been making me feel very overwhelmed :(

Kim27

Date posted: Yesterday

Click on therapy tab on NOCD app scroll to the bottom and you will see support groups. Click on it. There are support groups all through the week for different types of OCD. They are free and on zoom. You can just listen and don't have to share. Last week my counselor was sick and I had to rely on support group. If you have trouble signing up for a group. Get your counselor to help you. I'm not techy.

vicki5621

Date posted: 12h

Thank you I will give it a try!

afriedrick

Date posted: Yesterday

It's definitely harm OCD. I've had similar thoughts. You're therapist will definitely help you learn how to deal with this. Praying for you ❤️‍🩹

vicki5621

Date posted: 12h

I have a appointment today with a psychiatrist it's just so weird how the harm ocd completely reverese making me feel very scared and overwhelmed

Anonymous

Date posted: 20h

Also suggest to cut back on caffeine if you are a regular caffeine user. Caffeine will make your muscles more tense and I think it makes OCD harder to not engage with if you are tense since tense sensations won’t dissipate as easily. Idk that was just my experience

vicki5621

Date posted: 12h

I am not really a caffeine user but I was told that caffeine and make anxiety go away but I also learned that it can make it worse and can give you more anxiety so I usually step away from it

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