Has anybodys ocd presented itself like this. I sent this to my therapist, this is different then anything I've ever dealt with and I don't know how to handle this. I don't even know how to explain these thoughts. Are they statements or what.
I think a lot of harm ocd intrusive thoughts are like this. Nobody is off limits for it to target unfortunately. Its tough (complete understatement) but you can get through it with the right guidance. Hopefully your therapist will come back with something to tackle this
@Wolfram Did you suffer from this as well?
@HayBD Yes and no. I had harm ocd but the way it presented itself isn't as common as I thought. But because of that, I was able to get rid of it in a different way. I don't think it applies this case.
@Wolfram Care to share how? Mine is changing even into violent remarks in my head towards people.
@Anonymous Voices that didn't feel like my own. Thoughht it was schizophrenia but I knew it wasn't real so I was educated enough to know it wasn't
@Wolfram What would the voices say I have a similar issue? This isn't reassurance I just feel like it's so rare of an issue people don't understand the symptoms because it's not talked about an we have nothing to show us we are still in the ocd category of things
@Anonymous Similar to what you were describing but with more disturbing themes sometimes, generally the most disgusting and evil things you can possibly imagine. I had two of them. I wasn't diagnosed with ocd at the time and they thought I just had low self esteem issues (art therapists and normal talk therapy). None of that therapy made a dent. Had the issue for 2 years, opened up to a friend who told me to go and talk to another friend of ours and then he did something with me and I never heard them again from that point. I forgot the method used but it got rid of it instantly. My therapist did a similar thing to one of my coping mechanisms which became a compulsion and that went immediately too
@Wolfram My inner monologue is starting to say violent thing as answers to what my daughter says like she said earlier (Dad my eyes are blue) my inner monologue said yeah and I can look into them as you die. I'm starting to think something else is wrong with me. I've never seen or heard ocd presenting itself this way. I love my daughter more than life itself this I'd driving me insane
@Anonymous Are you in therapy at the moment?
@Wolfram Yeah gonna start 2 session a week. But idk if this is ocd
@Anonymous Let them figure it out
@Anonymous Checking in on you
@HayBD No better I'm afraid. I'm getting worse. And my regular thoughts don't make any sense.
@Anonymous Hey i just read and im kinda going through the same thing . Im having therapy for ocd harm Any advice ? Does it get better
@vanessa0917 Mine started out of the blue several years back then had remission for years came back about 4 moths ago and I think it's here to stay
@Anonymous Yeah mine started 4 months ago Its been affecting my life big time It sucks my mind always predicts the worse and i get those thoughts like you do as well its very scary I have a 2 year old and a 7 year old It tough i wish i can just be my normal self again I started therapy ERP So im hoping to get better
@Anonymous Yeah mine started 4 months ago Its been affecting my life big time It sucks my mind always predicts the worse and i get those thoughts like you do as well its very scary I have a 2 year old and a 7 year old It tough i wish i can just be my normal self again I started therapy ERP So im hoping to get better
@vanessa0917 Just like mine ????
@Anonymous Yes it happens to me too Very similar
@vanessa0917 Reason I asked last time I had harm ocd it wasn't like that
@Anonymous They just started so ill tell my therapist Have you seen a therapist yet ?
@vanessa0917 Yeah got to expensive
@Anonymous Yeah so how are you coping if you dont mind me asking I know this is hard ive never experienced anything like this before but ill keep you posted after i see her sunday so maybe i can give you some piece of mind .
@Anonymous So far she said it’s definitely ocd harm
@vanessa0917 Coping is very hard.
@Anonymous Im sure im struggling too and im having therapy 3 times a week
@Anonymous Wishing the best for you stay strong
@vanessa0917 I just play ok for my kids so they don't know any better of how bad I'm struggling. I still gotta be dad even this way they are the most important thing to me. So basically that's my own erp
Hello, this exactly how OCD came back into my life after a year. Before I only had images now they’re more like statements. I have a 4 and 8 year old who I love dearly. If they are doing or saying something in my head I automatically say “yeah I’m going to kill you anyways”. Just when though it couldn’t get worse than the images. Please keep us updated.
What do you mean( saying or doing something) like is it things that annoy you or is these statments unprovoked
@Anonymous How are you doing now?
@Anonymous How are you doing?
How are you doing?
Pretty much the same.
@Anonymous Still happening to you a year later?
@HayBD This happened yesterday
@Anonymous My fault, the person above that commented also has the user name Anonymous- so when I got the notification that they replied I wasn’t sure which one it was. Sorry about that.
@HayBD It's ok. Are you having a similar issue as I am
@Anonymous Yes it’s awful
@HayBD Would you care to share. I understand if not. This is truly awful. I wish this hasn't happened to me or anyone
@Anonymous How are you
@HayBD Not good check my newest post
@Anonymous I’m sorry. How do I check it out? Honestly kinda new to this app, I’m sorry. Nothing shows up if I click your name.
@HayBD Same for me idk how people are checking people's other post
How are you doing
How are you doing
Same
And it attacks what we love the most which is our kids It goes after my first born which is literally my heart I wish i can just shut off my brain sometimes because its exhausting
I’ve been dealing with this harm theme for almost four months now, and well obviously life hasn’t been the best for me, the thoughts really circulate on hurting others, why couldn’t they just been about me instead? (I apologize to those currently suffering from self harm ocd) it’s gotten to the point where I don’t know if my thoughts are really intrusive now, and it doesn’t help that I get urges to act on these thoughts. Why have I been cursed with such vile thoughts why me why now. The only good news so far is that I’m finally going to see if this is ocd or not and get diagnosed by a psychiatrist once I start college here in a few weeks(Thank gatos for my college has mental health resources) but honestly it just doesn’t really feel like ocd. I don’t know if I feel anxiety because it’s not the typical anxiety I feel. While my compulsions are mental it’s just wierd. Like I’m worried that ERP wouldn’t work for me. Sometimes I get thoughts like, how do people live without these thoughts? And how do they occupy their time? I know I used to be like other people, yk where I wasn’t worried or concerned because of these thoughts, like yeah I’ve had intrusive thoughts before in the past and they absolutely scared me, but I was just able to get over them. So why now does it feel like i can’t shake them off? Why do they have to show up everyday? And why have I become so apathetic? Like my empathy and sympathy feel like they’ve disappeared? And it’s so bad that sometimes I feel like if someone close to me just passed away I would feel nothing. Like when I heard my abuelo had skin cancer I just felt nothing and I was obsessing over the fact that I didn’t. Has anyone ever felt this way? Is it just ocd or something worse?
Still struggling with these thoughts they're causing extreme stress. I watched a video about ocd harm thoughts on YouTube and the guy said people without ocd plan the violent acts so now the thoughts have turned into worrying I could plan something even tho it scares me to death. Just wondering if anyone else has gone through that thanks
I am really struggling. I feel like I have a constant harm related intrusive thought in my head, causing a horrible intrusive feeling in my head. Even if I’m just simply scrolling and see someone sometimes this feeling of an intrusive thought becomes present, leading it to become horrid intrusive thoughts and feelings. I would never want to hurt anyone. Let alone do it and I’m struggling so much. I feel like I have a constant harm related intrusive thought in my head and feeling. Which is reinforced when I look at people. It goes when im distracted and then i remember the horrid feeling. I feel like bursting into tears, ive had enough. Can anyone relate? I feel like a constant intrusive thought and feeling IN my head im so sad :( I feel horrid. Scared ill go crazy.
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