I’m scared because I feel like my mind is telling me to hurt others, and it’s trying to convince me. I’m so scared it ends up convincing me, i don’t know how to stop it. It feels like a huge burden on me, bothering me and telling me to consider horrible stuff. I’m so scared, I don’t know how to shut it off, it’s demanding me for an answer. Is this normal for Harm OCD?

this is normal for intrusive thoughts (any intrusive thought). the fact that you're so distressed is an obvious point that these aren't your true values. the feeling you get after these thoughts is anxiety/very anxious feelings. anxiety can have an effect on you that feels like you're "going crazy". it's just anxiety. that's also a good sign that these thoughts make you anxious because it means you wouldn't do it! try remembering that you're anxious because you get these thoughts, not because you want to go through with them (hopefully that makes sense). your mind can't convince you of anything you don't want to do. thoughts are just thoughts. just because you think something doesn't mean it's more likely to come true in the future. everyone gets intrusive thoughts! actually, something that i learned that made me feel better was that harm intrusive thoughts (whether you have ocd or not) are some of the most common. nearly everyone gets them (mental illness or not)!!! it's just people without mental illness can brush them off easily as "weird" or "unwanted" but with anxiety or ocd we tend to dig deep into what the thought means or why we think that thought, which leads us to think more maybe darker or scarier thoughts.

also one last thing - i learned this while a book on mindfulness that our brain can't differentiate between real danger and when our brains think we're in danger. that's why when we get these intrusive thoughts, our brains go "look! this thought is dangerous! pay attention to it!". but in reality, the thought is just a thought.

Yes I go through the same thing :/ The sos part of the app helps me. Hope you start feeling better!