- Date posted
- 6y ago
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Bad people who want harm others think about it and the thoughts don’t bother them. They probably fantasize about it. They have no conscience. People with harm OCD are good people who don’t want to harm. So if a thought disturbs you that’s a good thing. It means it’s just OCD and you’re not a bad person. You know right from wrong. And you may think to yourself well what about the seemingly normal people who kill people or harm them. Those people sometimes have a reason like self defense mostly. You won’t hurt anyone trust me. It’s just OCD.
- Date posted
- 6y ago
The difference between someone with harm OCD and someone who actually wishes to harm someone is quite simple — those with harm OCD have no true desire to harm anyone. In fact, those with harm OCD are probably more unlikely to ever do harm to anyone than someone who doesn’t suffer from OCD.
- Date posted
- 2y ago
@Pineapple I’m suffering with this rn and the urges are making me feel like i wanna do it yet i know i don’t wanna.
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Because you don’t want to. OCD attacks what we care about. I went to my ex’s friend’s little get together and we were on the balcony. My ex was holding his friend’s newborn baby and this baby was such an angel. When my ex asked if I wanted to hold the baby I had a sudden image of me dropping the baby off the balcony of a 11th floor apartment. I started to picture Michael Jackson, what if It was an accident? What if it was intentional? whether the baby would bounce (I don’t know why), if my ex and his friend would run so fast it looked like they teleported, would they stop me, would they hate me and I’m going to jail or whether a stranger would walk by in time to catch the baby. Really disturbing images and thoughts. So I told my ex not to give me the baby. I held her inside the apartment though. Anyways my point is I would never dream of hurting an innocent soul let alone a baby. In a way it tries to “protect” you by scarring you so you don’t do things you care about. People who go through with it just don’t care. Don’t care about others, don’t care what would happen to them.
- Date posted
- 6y ago
Actions speak louder than thoughts. Even depressed people with homicidal thoughts aren’t evil unless they think it’s morally acceptable to act on them.
- Date posted
- 6y ago
It’s all about your values.
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- Date posted
- 24w ago
HARM OCD VENT. I feel Terrified. I am so scared that I am going to act on a terrible harm ocd intrusive thought on someone else. The idea, the sensations the urges terrify me because it feels so scarily real. I feel like im a horrible person - a danger and i’m so guilty for having intrusive thoughts. I hate knives, I avoid looking at them in real life, in the kitchen as i’m so terrified that i will do sone thing terrible. I get excited when my boyfriend cones round as i always think he knows about my thoughts so at least he would restrain me if i were to do anything bad. I just feel so scared so guilty. I have this horrible sensation of urge running through my body- currently im on the verge of tears- i feel lost. My ocd has even latched onto pumpkin carving - scared i will do something bad. Now my OCD is just being like “ maybe your avoiding is all fake and your trying to cover your a bad person” “ what if u actually want to “. “ I want to “ “ You arnt actually trying to hard from harmful objects “ its TERRIFYING. please may someone reply - I’m terrified right now its like an intrusive FEELING is in my body. Sorry guys. I NEED reassurance at this point, I don’t know what to do.
- Date posted
- 15w ago
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
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 10w ago
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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