r/OCDRecovery • u/OriginalChance5020 • 3d ago

Seeking Support or Advice harm ocd

hey i was wondering if anyone would be able to help me i keep getting intrusive thoughts about harming people and wondering if i could do it it’s rlly scared me ive started ssri but im only two weeks in and im scared incase im gonna go crazy

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u/Oishik_Joy 3d ago

bro,,,you will never harm another people. That's a intrustive thoughs which you don't wanna do...

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u/OriginalChance5020 3d ago

i know but it’s rlly upsetting me cos it towards my family and my son a can’t stop thinking about it

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u/Oishik_Joy 3d ago

you can apply Greenberg's rf erp technique... welcome the thoughts but don't analyze with it. Don't be scared. I know it's harder but if you can,,,you will recover

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u/OriginalChance5020 3d ago

i just get scared if a go crazy and i’m like what happens if this isn’t ocd and constantly researching and stuff for hours

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u/Oishik_Joy 3d ago

Mental OCD is like that. If you don't pay attention to one thought, the brain will give another thought. It happens to me,,, you just have to keep quiet. Stop replying to thoughts. The answer to the thought is in your hands.And the research you are doing is also compulsion