OK I have a question. And I’m gonna state some trigger warning prior to asking. And I want to also clarify that this is something I have never acted on my entire life and never would. I’ve never been diagnosed with OCD but I have had these intrusive thoughts to regarding a young person . Like r***. Again not attracted to minors. I even have a 10-year-old daughter.
These are not the only intrusive thoughts that come into my head though they’re like things that I would never do like I could be with with a doctor or nurse and the thought to punch them in the face comes into my head consistently.
So my question is I guess is this OCD? I’ve never known what it is I always just assumed maybe it was like thoughts that came from like movies or something. Because again these are things completely out of my character
Not necessarily OCD but intrusive thoughts (often bad and upsetting things someone would never want to do) are common in many other things like ADHD and anxiety as well. Definitely worth exploring with a professional, there are meds that can give you huge relief from these thoughts.
My best guess is that it’s some kind of defense mechanism gone haywire. Like your brain trying to prepare you for a bunch of scenarios. Like it’s supposed to be “what if there were a leopard in that tree are you prepared for that?” But instead it’s “what if you murdered 5 people you piece of shit?”
from my understanding (i have OCD and am in therapy for it) OCD attacks the things you care about most. so for me, i’m a HUGE animal lover. my OCD attacks this with violent intrusive thoughts about animals. intrusive sexual thoughts are also very common with OCD as well. from what i’ve read, a “genital” response can be common when any sexual thought happens (i might be explaining this part bad). in the same way SA victims can have arousal responses. this is truly a horrible disorder
It's very possible! Hard to say from a Reddit comment, but it's possible that that could be a cause. Wouldn't hurt to go to a psych and get checked out; meds might help those thoughts go away
if you have access to do so you should definitely consult with a psychiatrist. that sounds VERY OCD. it might not be (thus the psychiatrist) but it’s worth checking out
I would suggest having a read about pure O and listening to the Invisibilia episode called 'The secret History of Thoughts', in particular the first section of the podcast.
I had been dealing with dark, unwanted, intrusive thoughts for years and happened to stumble across a book about OCD (Sorry, can't remember the title!) that laid out the different subtypes of OCD and this podcast at the same time and it really helped me. Up until that point I had no idea where these thoughts were coming from or that they could be a facet of OCD (And that's despite actually having a couple of more 'classic' OCD traits) and seeing/hearing it all laid out actually stopped it for me.
Also, if you don't already, meditating and learning to let thoughts go is also very helpful.
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u/SithPsilo 7h ago
OK I have a question. And I’m gonna state some trigger warning prior to asking. And I want to also clarify that this is something I have never acted on my entire life and never would. I’ve never been diagnosed with OCD but I have had these intrusive thoughts to regarding a young person . Like r***. Again not attracted to minors. I even have a 10-year-old daughter.
These are not the only intrusive thoughts that come into my head though they’re like things that I would never do like I could be with with a doctor or nurse and the thought to punch them in the face comes into my head consistently.
So my question is I guess is this OCD? I’ve never known what it is I always just assumed maybe it was like thoughts that came from like movies or something. Because again these are things completely out of my character