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I've been living with the uncertainty that I might hurt my friends and family. You are not alone. Please don't avoid people, that's a compulsion and it prevents you from getting better. Lean in to your fears and even confront them. You'll soon realise that it's no big deal.
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Now I feel like I don't deserve (and also won't be able) to sleep well tonight š„²
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You arenāt your thoughts!
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i had this exact thought a thought that i was going to push my bff into the water and i backed up and starting bawling you are not alone
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- 21w
Does anyone imagine they are doing their harm thoughts during an action, making you feel like you acted on your thoughts? For example, someone gave me a hug and at the last second I imagined I was touching something I shouldnāt during the hug? I want to make it clear itās something I have zero desire to do! But the problem is, I thought it on purpose and it makes me sick !! Obviously nothing happened but my mind is telling me that was me trying to do it. Even though it was physically impossible to do. Am I a monster or could this be OCD? Iām freaking out and donāt want to be here anymore. I feel like Iām the exception and that this isnāt OCD. I know I post about this stuff a lot but Iām struggling and donāt know what to do.
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- 18w
i was in target and saw this kid who looked like my nephew and i didnāt a double take because i thought it was him i was gonna go say hi to him. it wasnāt him, but then my OCD intrusive thoughts popped in and made me want to throw up and run away and hide. it popped in my brain and i was immediately disgusted with myself. i wouldnāt ever do anything to harm a child. WHY IS MY BRAIN LIKE THIS I JUST NEED A BREAK.
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- 15w
Hey so a couple months ago (7-8) I remember being upset at my family member. Like she was talking too much while I was annoyed and remember wanting her to be quiet. I got an intrusive thought like a really bad image of doing something really bad to her, and my hand twitched to the side a little? Like it felt like I was about to?! And I remembered thinking "if I do this, I'll get in trouble". I got up and left to the bathroom and felt horrified! I was thinking "did I want to act out? Did the only reason I didn't act out was because of getting in trouble? If there was no consequences, would have I done it?! Does this mean this whole time I've been using OCD as an excuse?" I remember I couldn't sleep for 3 nights because of how bad the anxiety was, I was crying and I felt very guilty like I should turn myself in to a mental hospital. I couldn't eat for many days or be near her because of that thought and twitch I had! I'm worried it was an impulse or I actually wanted to hurt her. And even to this day I still ruminanate about this. Like last night I couldn't sleep well I kept waking up every two hours and asking myself "am I capable?" I couldn't eat last night. Sometimes I move on from it like I forget that happened but when I remember, I feel distressed about it! I don't want to be an evil person or do bad actions towards anyone! I'm even scared to be angry because of this because I'm scared I have more "chance" of acting out due to anger. Like was it an impulse and I held back? Is this even OCD? Please help, I'm really scared!
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