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Hi, I know exactly how you’re feeling, I’ve been going through the exact same thing over the last few months with my family which made it very depressing and scary few months. I know just how scary it can be and how convincing ocd can be to the point where I genuinely thought I was going to do it there and then. I know it is such a difficult thing to do but the thing that really brought me the peace was leaving the thoughts just sit around and no matter how disgusting or terrible they maybe and trust me, I and everyone else with harm ocd have come up with the worst thoughts imaginable, leave the thoughts there and just sit for a few minutes with the thoughts where you don’t fight with them, don’t try and give reasons for why you don’t want to do it, and just sit with the possibility that it is possible for anyone to act on these thoughts. I’m certainly not saying that’s what you want to do and I know from this post how much you love your family, but sitting with the thought completely takes the power away. I refused to do this for months and it was torture because like you, I believed the second that I didn’t fight and argue I would switch into some crazy psycho. It really is difficult but it definitely works and I can say that for certain it works. I hope you find this useful in anyway and I’m happy to chat any time. Good luck with your recovery which I know you can achieve!
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Hey thank you so much you’re so kind for sharing this with me, I really appreciate it. Yes it makes me feel like I’m a real psychopath and a murderer that is only waiting to act. It’s terrible, and in this very moment I feel like I’m a murderer manipulating you to make you think I have OCD. That sounds insane, but damn it all feels so real. Like what if these are my unconscious intentions right now. I’m so scared not to ruminate, because I might realize these are my real intentions, it is really scary. And I feel you when you say that you thought you were going to do it there and then, same. Ive had so many situations where I felt I could’ve done something that I’m surprise I didn’t. I’m so glad you recovered from this, and thank you so much for your help once again, and I’d be gladly to chat anytime :)
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No worries, the manipulation thing was also something that I struggle with and it is terrifying because it really makes you question yourself, but I tried to just leave it there and say to myself “yes that’s exactly what I’m doing” in a sarcastic way which made me feel better because it made the situation feel more lighthearted
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Thank you so much, and yes this really makes me doubt a lot of my self, I feel you
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TW!!!! TW! Not talking abt SOCD in talking abt those really gross intrusive thoughts about sexual things with family ,friends, animals, random people. Mine is with family specifically my mom and I am so scared and my OCD is saying I actually want these thoughts to happen irl. I’m scared and these thoughts aren’t just the average incest thoughts there are sooo messed up it crazy, a few weeks ago I gas a thought that I was pregnant with that family member I mentioned before and I know ewwwwww wtf it’s sooo bad and I’m scared ppl will judge me for it in here or my therapist I’m so scared and it keeps adding to this thought like what it would be like if that were true and it’s sounds so crazy and gross and f****d up I feel so guilty and scared and I don’t wanna do ERP cuz I’m scared worse thoughts will come and your probably think well I can’t get worse then that but unfortunately it probably could anyways I’m sorry for ranting and pls pls reply cuz I feel rlly alone cuz I feel like no one gets THESE thoughts aghhh 😖
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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
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I feel like this time I can’t pick myself back up. It felt too real like I don’t even belive it wasn’t real I fully feel like it was my own feeling and I genuinely felt that. I had stabbing intrusive thoughts, I imaginined it on purpose to test my reaction and then it felt like I know how it feels to physically do that action (stab someone) and I like how it feels then I was getting these urge feelings and it felt like I wanted it and then I was imagining the thoughts again about stabbing someoneI care about multiple times and then It suddenly felt like I was really happy about the thought and almost like I really enjoyed it and realised why evil people enjoy doing these things like I felt what they felt like I’ve discovered a ‘thrill’ feeling of doing that evil thing and I can’t get over it I can’t figure out why it felt like that and now I’m thinking because it felt like I liked it and it felt good I will be curious about being evil or want to be evil to feel that feeling again and it’s really messed up and I don’t know what to do everytime I think about it it feels like there is actually something wrong with me I no longer have anxiety or feel really worried about the thoughts I feel numb and that feeling is really making me feel bad like I can’t live normally now it feels like I am actually evil now and I don’t even know if I have morals or if i would be evil or not. Normally with my thoughts no matter how real it’s felt I’ve managed to convince myself why I had a certain feeling and why it’s not real and why I’m a good person but this time it actually feels like that feeling was from me and I actually felt really happy and enjoyed or got a thrill from the idea of doing that horrible thing like I can’t even say it feels real because I’m thinking it is real I don’t know what to do 🙁🙁I’ve had ocd for a few years but don’t get anxious anymore and this feels like I’m actually bad or would want to do it because of that feeling
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