Anonymous
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- 5y
emmaannemmaann
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- 5y
Yes! All the time! I thought I was the only one. For example I get intrusive thoughts about harming people and myself, and whenever I get them my ocd twists it and makes me sad “I want to kill my dad” or “I want to die” and it’s so scary. I get what you’re dealing with. It’s really hard to deal with but the best thing I’ve done is to distract myself. Let the thoughts be there, don’t push them away. accept them and try and focus on things that make you happy
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 5y
Thank you so so much for your reply. I thought I was the only one who had these. I find them so so hard to deal with and they cause me so much distress. I try to ignore them but sometimes I just can’t and end up crying for hours. I’ve spent so long telling myself they I would never do these things and that I’d never do them and now my thoughts are telling me I do want to do that and that I do want to do the awful things I’m fearing.
ButterflyButterfly
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- 5y
I have hocd as well. I know these are scary thoughts. My therapist recommended for me to make statement that doesn't give OCD the guarantee that it wants.
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 5y
What do you mean by this?
ButterflyButterfly
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- 5y
Our OCD tells us that we must perform a compulsion so nothing bad will happen. With hocd our compulsion is telling ourselves that nothing bad will happen. Work on accepting that we can't guarantee that nothing bad will happen and let your thoughts come and go. Amagine your thoughts are like a butterfly flying into your room when the window is open. We can try to get the buttery to fly back out by waving, fanning, etc., Or we can just let the butterfly fly around and eventually out. People with harm OCD do not want to hurt anyone, this is why the thoughts are so distressing. No one, however, can ever guarantee anyone that they will not do something to hurt someone else.
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 5y
Thank you so much for this reply. I just don’t know what my thoughts are saying I want to these things I’m fearing.
ButterflyButterfly
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- 5y
I would recommend that you discuss this with a therapist.
AnonymousAnonymous
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- 5y
I am. I’m have a call schedule with her today. Thank you for your help.
ButterflyButterfly
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- 5y
@mynameiszoe Your welcome! I wish you success with your therapist.
DessDess
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- 5y
I’m so sorry you are experiencing this as I do too. It’s so hard. I remember thinking oh okay what if I take ideas from movies and become dexter or something or if I would enjoy doing that stuff. It’s really tough, especially when it comes to the ones you love and even when it’s random.
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- 21w
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