Anonymous
- Date posted
- 4y
coucou coucou
- Date posted
- 4y
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.
coucou coucou
- Date posted
- 4y
it's hard but you have to sit with the uncertainty and anxiety these thoughts give. eventually your brain will realize that you don't need to be scared of the thoughts (as in you'll brush them off, not that you'll agree with them or anything). because they're just thoughts!!! it's way easier said than done but i promise it's possible. as someone who used to struggle hard with intrusive thoughts and anxiety (still do at times but now i know they mean nothing about me - and giving them attention they want will make them worse) i can tell you it's possible to get better! it will take a while and sitting with the uncertainty and anxiety these thoughts give will be uncomfortable, but in the long run it'll help so much
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 4y
Thank you! Yes even tho sometimes these thoughts make me doubt if I want to do them or no, and my brain is always trynna look for an answer. I try to live without getting an answer but it’s hard because I feel like they become more real. I keep trying to live with uncertainty, even tho my brain demands me to know if this is something real or no. Anyways thank you so much for your help and for giving me hope! I appreciate it a lot :)
coucou coucou
- Date posted
- 4y
@Anonymous it's normal for your brain to doubt, the important thing is that you know you'd never do these<3 living with the uncertainty is hard and it takes a while for the thoughts to minimize but it will happen! keeping going:)
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 4y
@coucou Thank you so much, I hope so<3
coucou coucou
- Date posted
- 4y
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.
AnonymousAnonymous
- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 4y
Yes I go through the same thing :/ The sos part of the app helps me. Hope you start feeling better!
AnonymousAnonymous
- Date posted
- 4y
I’m sorry you’re going through the same thing, I know we can cope this! And thank you, I used it, it actually helps!!
Related posts
lu22
- Date posted
- 23w
I really need advice harm ocd
I know we’re not meant to ask for reassurance but I’m currently not in therapy and I need help, it feels scarily real and I feel like I’m not anxious or worried over the thoughts. I had stabbing thoughts about someone I care about and I started deliberately imagining them to test myself to see if I hate it or not but instead it felt like I knew how it feels to stab someone and like the feeling of doing that physical action and I swear it is the worst thing I have ever experienced as well I had moments where it felt like It was about to happen or I keep getting this really sick ‘happy’ feeling that I want to do that and I don’t know what that is but it feels incredibly real almost like I was getting a happy feeling or wanted to do that thing and jsut wasn’t giving into it and now I’m thinking I’m actually evil and it feels like I get a pleasurable feeling over the thought of doing that and would want to do it?? Because I ‘like’ the feeling of doing it or it would ‘feel’ good I swear I really don’t know what to do it feels incredibly real I feel like I can’t even say that I’m worried or scared because I feel like I’m lying and actually want it and have evil desires I’m really concerned, I have never done anything bad in my life, I feel like what if through experimenting and imagining the thoughts to test myself I have suddenly discovered I like it because it feels extremely real that I would ‘enjoy’ or like Doing that evil thing and it’s really concerning, i don’t understand I was fine a few days ago and suddenly I’m experiencing this? Is it possible to suddenly become evil i don’t want to be evil, but what if i like it and my desire to not be evil isn’t as strong as this ‘happy feeling’ i wish I can be normal I don’t want any of this please but I swear I feel like there is something wrong with me, I think this is the worst I’ve ever felt, like it feels like I want it and would enjoy it and it’s making me feel really worried but at the same time I don’t even know if I’m worried please help I need advice
Anonymous
- Date posted
- 23w
Harm OCD
Does anyone else get super scared of feelings of adrenaline while you have intrusive thoughts? Like it feels like it’s trying to take over your body and those feelings of anger are trying to collide and dictate what ur body does? Now you feel impulsive and on edge and you feel like you are acting on your thoughts? Like I get thoughts about hurting family and I get super scared when I get feelings of anger about them and I feel that adrenaline! It’s all intrusive and I don’t like anything of it
alyssa_h
- Date posted
- 19w
i can’t do this much longer
i’m having a full on panic attack, i never used to be like this, what tf is happening to me, why am i like this, i’m so convinced i’m a horrible person and i deserve to be shut out forever because of my thoughts, i’m tired of struggling with harm ocd, i’m scared that because i have mental health issues i’m gonna end up ki!!ing someone someday or end up on the news, when i was at work earlier i kept thinking “how easy would it be to ki!! someone and get away with it” someone help, i don’t feel normal, am i crazy?… 😭😭i know that with ocd you’re not supposed to have reassurance and you have to be “okay” with the situation but.. how am i supposed to be okay with feeling like i could hurt someone…
Be a part of the largest OCD Community
Share your thoughts so the Community can respond