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Please keep this in check. If your not seeing a therapist make an appointment or talk to someone you feel comfortable with to discuss. Don’t let this slide, if it’s getting worse and you’re having troubles dealing with it Our brains work differently and we need to be fully aware of how it’s affecting our day to day functioning. Here’s an important article about this- https://www.verywellmind.com/ocd-self-injury-and-suicidal-thoughts-2510599
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Maybe find an article that resonates with you and bring it to your therapy session. I think some therapists get spooked when they hear the words “suicide” and “self harm,” but an experienced OCD therapist will be familiar with suicide/self harm themed obsessions *and* with actual suicidal desires, and so should be able to know how to help you. Maybe look for an article on “suicidal themed OCD.” You can probably find one authored by an OCD therapist like Jon Hershfield or Steven Phillipson. Hope this helps.
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Others who have experienced this will chime in and give you more insight. Awareness is key.
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i read the articles and i don’t show any of those symptoms i don’t think that thought is bothering me anymore. However there is still one intrusive that is still bothering me
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Are you seeing a therapist?
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i’m planning on making my appointment tomorrow
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Great. The more you discuss with them the better the results.
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Sometimes I think " do I like kids?" "Would i get aroused if I saw content with kids?""What if I'm a pedo and cant accept it?" "What if I'm ok with these thoughts?" "What if I'm not distressed enough " "What if I enjoy these thoughts?" , i avoid kids as much as i can, i cant look at them bc I'm scared I'm gonna have some groin like response. I keep testing if I'd get turned on or if I'd have some groinal response to sexual scenarios with kids. Sometimes I think that if I took my life this would be over and i wouldn't have to think about this and i wish i doubted something else instead of things like this. I had similar situations just with different topics such as if i loved or found sexually appealing a guy while in a relationship and i kept asking myself those questions for months and i avoided going to school for weeks and when I went I'd cry and have anxiety attacks. I had it with past actions i obessed over and felt the need to exploit every detail and be honest because otherwise i was being a fraud. I had it for sexual things that happened when i was a child. Im not diagnosed with ocd but should i tell this to my local counselor? Can someone help? Give me advice or tell me anything?
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I’m 25 and never ever thought this before my soocd relapse. I have a bf of 5 years. Never been a high libido kinda girl. Don’t get me wrong I do get turned on by my bf but not like every day you know? - That had always been in the back of my head, is this normal and ok? But my ocd has latched onto the most scariest what if EVER. My brain is now saying How do you know you won’t prefer to sleep and kiss girls if you haven’t tried it: and it’s that unknown that is scaring the shit out of me. I DONT AND NEVER HAVE wanted to sleep / kiss a girl. But now my intrusive thoughts is all I think about!!! I don’t want I don’t want I don’t want??? So why does my brain think BUT WHAT IF??? I know ocd thrives off uncertainty which is why I think this is happening? But I don’t wanna find out or work it out because all I want is to be with my bf and marry him!! Is this just the epitome of OCD?
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There are times my harm ocd has me convinced that my feelings of self harm or suicide and harm are real and that any moment I could commit the act on myself or my family. Is there anyone who can chime in on this. I feel like all the time I want to leave run away or avoid my family because of these thoughts. Like I shouldn’t be around my children and I don’t trust myself.
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