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Calm down, you are not crazy. You can have thoughts about exactly everything. Everybody can get these thoughts, it’s just that we ocd persons believe them like they were real. Thoughts are thoughts. You say that you saw something in a movie that triggered these thoughts. To make it easier to have a distance to your thoughts, look at them like you’re watching them on your TV. You aint your thoughts, you just have them.
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Thoughts produce feelings and impulses, OCD does the same, not in a way that would make you act on them. It’s just false reactions. I know it’s super scary, I’ve been there. The anxiety could also make you feel that you’re about to loose your mind, it’s just fear that confuses you a lot. You mentioned that you have to control them, try to just let them be instead, nothing will happen. Something that was crucial for me was to talk and share these things with others! You get other perspectives and you’ll probably hear from others that they’ve experienced similar. I know it’s hard to take that step just because you think people will think of you as a dangerous person. Start to talk to someone you really trust, a therapist, regular doctor etc. Harm thoughts are so common. Take a moment now and rest your brain, the right help exists for you.
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Thank you! This was very helpful! I did email a therapist to book my first therapy sessions. It will start either today and tomorrow, so that’s a start.
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I feel that aswell when watching things I’m not sure what to do other than just breathe and think I love my mother I wouldn’t want to harm her even if everything in your head tells you you want to
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thank you
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thank you
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I am glad to know I’m not alone. I watch videos on YouTube and it scares me but it gives me impulses that I have to control about harming loved ones. I feel like I am going insane, but I can’t tell this to anyone in my life because they will think of me as a dangerous person, and I’m not. I get so anxious from this I can hardly stand it.
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We are strong. I remind myself of that every day. I am also in therapy, I actually have an appointment today. Seeing a therapist gives me a lot of hope, and I hope it will do the same for you because eventually we will learn to recognize, accept, and manipulate these thoughts.
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Exactly! I wish you all the luck!
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Woho! That’s a big step in the right direction! ?? A tip is to be as honest as possible with your therapist, even though you feel a shame for this, it will help you faster. But don’t stress yourself, you have already been brave to take this first step.
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Hi again :c I’ve been having terrible thoughts of hurting my loved ones I’ve stopped watching horror movies which is my favorite genre and can’t even watch or read anything related to violence even if it’s just a video or movie talking about it, I get triggered so fast I really miss feeling that relief with my mom I miss my mom so much and I just don’t know what to do anymore I almost committed last weekend from how scared I was and Ik your thinking will you try again? idk I’m not sure, one day I might say “no” next I’ll plan it out, but truth be told I don’t want to die I want to live a normal life, I want to stay with my mom and my family, I love my family and my grandma and my older brother..I’m so sick of feeling this feeling, I’m tired of arguing with my brain, I want to be with my mom and spend time with her like I used to, but I can’t stand that thought of hurting them it makes me shake and I feel this pain in my chest, my OCD has been trying to convince me all those crime docs and stuff I’m into turned me this way but that’s impossible since I’ve never thought like this before I’m just tired that’s all Idek know what I’m looking for saying this..prolly just to vent or to know if this will ever go away..
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I deal pretty heavily with this. The last couple days, I’ve had what I think are urges. Something pops into my head intrusively and then what stems from that is me WANTING to just indulge in it even though it’s gross. I get worried bc I used to struggle w thoughts about my dad for a long time until eventually I just purposely thought of him while self pleasuring and got off to it. While that’s something I did, it is NOT me. It all stemmed from my mental health declining a couple years back, I was never this way before. So I get worried that it almost happened or might happen with my pocd cuz I could never live with myself if it did.
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Please comment. Just say if follows along the OCD pattern or not. I don't need reassurance per se! My daughter was laying across me and every time I breathed a certain way I was getting a groinal sensation. I kept breathing like that anyways (ugh idk why), and then my mind told me I had hurt/a**aulted her that I might as well do something else to hurt because what's more. So idk why or what overcame me other than the thought of doing it because my mind told me I had hurt her already ("my mind literally made me question what to do and I guess the only thing I could come up with was using my elbow) and causing another feeling but it came across my mind to elbow her, and I elbowed her crotch or side/thigh area. Which caused another very unwanted groinal sensation. Then I began FREAKING smooth out. And I've been stressing since. I feel like as a mom I don't deserve to be hers anymore. Idk what overcame me but my therapist says it's all OCD. I was doing SO well! Is this really OCD? This has all caused me a great amount of anxiety. I feel like a terrible person and mom. I just need help knowing if this is OCD. Not wanting reassurance. Just wanting to know if this lines up with the POCD I've been diagnosed with by my current therapist.
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