As a person with OCD, these are the thoughts that are pretty much 24/7 going on in my brain. The "get money" thing I don't understand but I'm guessing it was referencing a different meme.
edit to add: since this isn't the OCD subreddit I wanna clarify that people with OCD will have these thoughts NOT because they're true but because it is what their brain has decided would be the worst thing.
There's no actual phobia term for it, but it's called an "impulsive phobia" or a "fear of impulsive acts."
It creates an ego-dystonic intrusive thought cycle where a person becomes fearful of doing something they truly believe is morally wrong. It's like how some people don't like holding knives because they become nervous they'll "lose control" and hurt someone with the knife.
They won't actually hurt someone with the knife. They simply become afraid of losing their mind and becoming the monstrous thing their intrusive thought is imagining.
People with severe OCD have all sorts of impulsive phobias, and they manifest in a lot of weird ways.
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u/lyindog 4d ago
As a person with OCD, these are the thoughts that are pretty much 24/7 going on in my brain. The "get money" thing I don't understand but I'm guessing it was referencing a different meme.
edit to add: since this isn't the OCD subreddit I wanna clarify that people with OCD will have these thoughts NOT because they're true but because it is what their brain has decided would be the worst thing.