Fears of losing control and doing what OCD says

Meaning, like harm OCD for example. You don't want to stab someone but you keep getting images and thoughts like you want to, even though it's totally against who you are and not something you would do. It then turns into a fear that the feelings and thoughts will be so strong that you'll actually do the thing that you're afraid of. I could really use some recommendations, and support. Don't reassure please, just provide your support and your thoughts on what could work to help this. Thank you in advance as I'm really really scared right now. Also, welcome to anyone who wants to share their own situation if you need support. Please feel free to comment here and let's support each other Thank you so much in advance.

"Pure" OCD

Username: 54165416

Date posted: 46w ago

Hello there well I can tell you that just because ur feeling this don’t be afraid of it look at it like your being creative and it’s no different than having any other thought the only difference is that this thought doesn’t align with who you are so u freak out and panic because ur casting a label on this thought that you might play out and omg if you do your a bad person you’re really doing fine just allow the idea to pass through and look at it like you’re mind is creative and smile

Username: smokey32smokey32

Date posted: 46w ago

Hi! i also deal with fears of losing control. I have ROCD and more specifically, cheating OCD. Sometimes when I feel i’m in a good place, i’ll start worrying that somehow i’ll lose control and find a way to cheat or that deep down I am a cheater and really do want to cheat and that I will eventually. when i usually deal with these fears/thoughts, i just deal with it the the same way i deal with all of the other fears/thoughts i get. i embrace it, say maybe, maybe not, and i’ll sit with that discomfort till it settles down. i’ve also been doing ERP which has been helping immensely. one thing that has really helped recently is writing down a narrative of yourself doing your worst fear. i know it sounds scary, but when doing it, you realize how irrational your fear can be sometimes. I don’t know if this helps, but I do know that your not alone in this

Username: Neko_Mancer

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 41w ago

I need help I feel like I’m gonna lose control

I’m so scared I don’t even know if this is OCD at this point. I keep having horrible intrusive thoughts on acting upon my worst fear and the feelings and thoughts are so strong and intense I’m genuinely convinced I might lose control and do something horrible. It feels to real and it’s so constant that I don’t trust myself at all. There are times where it even feels relieving to think about doing something horrible even though it’s the opposite of what I want so feeling like that is so confusing and it’s convincing me I’ve become my worst fear. I’ve been trying everything to avoid anything that brings these thoughts and feelings up because I’m just so scared I’m going to snap and do something horrible. I have therapy soon and I’m really glad about that but I’m scared to tell this to my therapist because I don’t know what’s going to happen. I just need to know I’m not the only one who experiences this because I feel like I’ve just gone crazy at this point. I’m so scared that this isn’t OCD.

Username: vmc76

Date posted: 32w ago

Harm OCD thoughts

Everyday i have unwanted thoughts and images in my head of me harming my loved ones in horrible ways, also urges too. i’m not like that at all, i don’t want to be like that at all and i also have an extreme fear of becoming a bad person and harming the people i love, or snapping out of anger and harming people. These thoughts scare me a lot and im really sad that i have these thoughts at all and its taking a toll on my mental health. whenever i see something like a gun or a knife or something like that i get anxious and scared at the thought that i could hurt someone with those things and i get thought about me in a position where i hurt someone. the last thing i want is to hurt anyone. i just wanna make people happy and i wanna treat others with kindness. i don’t want to do any of that i don’t wanna be a bad person. i hate these thoughts in my head and im so anxious at the thought that im gonna commit them. can someone help me and give me some advice on what to do?

Username: carol.xxx

Date posted: 11w ago

Harm ocd Please reply.

Today I am working but a huge amount of panic has over taken me because of a violent intrusive thought I got last night. I am so anxious to the point where i am considering cancelling because the intrusive feeling feels so terrible. What if i actually do it. What if I did tht and snapped. I am scared i just need a bit of support, a bit of i sont know wnymore

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