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Been there! It’s the scariest thought and feeling ever. I know you don’t want to do it. What can you do for self care?
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- 6y ago
I’ve had the same thought before! It’ll pass. I’m also going through suicide ocd and it’s so scary so I understand ?
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- 6y ago
Unfortunately, it makes us question everything. If we have the thought, it must be true, right? Nope! In fact, I bet most of us who have harm OCD are pretty compassionate people who have had a lot of trauma!
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- 6y ago
Yes I had that too it really sucked I know the pain
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- 6y ago
Lovestars ocd just sucks in general if you want to talk sometime let me know your not alone
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- 6y ago
Hi, I’m sorry u are going through this... I know how you feel because I also have harm ocd and it makes me feel like I’m going crazy !!! A few things that will help .. ERP Therapy look online there’s lots of info about intrusive thoughts, ERP Therapy and how you can help manage your ocd... I printed out free erp worksheets to help me with exposures while I wait for a therapist appointment.... and they have been helping... the thing about intrusive thought ocd is no matter how many times u try to tell yourself or remind yourself that “ u are a good person u wouldn’t do that” the worse the ocd gets because those reminders are compulsions... ERP Therapy is exposure therapy you will learn to let the crappy thoughts in and ride them out like a wave.. eventually your brain won’t mark those thoughts as a fear! Ppl with ocd tend to give more power to a thought or visual image then it needs... we then spiral and get trapped in a vicious cycle.. erp uses exposures to break that cycle... and lastly ocd will allows attack what is important to us and our values because it’s a bully, just know you aren’t a bad person it is 100% your ocd! But it’s treatable! Good luck!
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- 6y ago
Thank you so much for the reply this really helped me to have some hope!
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I guess no one has ever had this problem :(
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- 6y ago
Thank you for responding it’s just so terrible it really makes me feel like I’m a terrible person, i don’t want this anymore I want to feel better and then my mind sets off do you really want to get better?
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- 6y ago
Also, you should definitely look up harm ocd/ intrusive thoughts on a reputable site this can help you understand just how common your thoughts are when it comes to ocd!! Talking to a therapist is always the best route, but I know that can take sometime.. in the meantime there’s so much info about harm ocd online that can be so helpful especially if you feel like you have no idea what’s happening to you! You can start to feel more at ease just by understanding how common intrusive thoughts are and what steps you can do next to manage them! All the best!
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- 16w ago
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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- 13w 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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- 13w ago
I've found myself writhing on the ground from intrusive thoughts of my past. I have bruises all over from me hitting myself. Every waking moment is a nightmare, I can't do anything. Can't let people be mean. But standing up for myself turns into cruelty. Cruelty turns into a loathing, and then I fear that everyone hates me. I wish I could die, and live again. I don't want to lose my life, but I can't live like this.
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