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No judgement space for people with intrusive thoughts
Would you guys be okay telling me about your intrusive thoughts? I have really bad intrusive thoughts i guess due to anxiety specifically about harming other like accidentally sexually assaulting someone or about incest, they used to make me feel so disgusted with myself before i went to therapy and understood they're just thoughts about what I don't want to happen like when you're holding a knife and start thinking about harming yourself or others or when you're holding a baby and you think about dropping it so you start holding the baby tighter to not let that happen. I still get really bad intrusive thoughts and guilt but now i can deal with them. I know a lot of people get even worse intrusive thoughts so if you're comfortable sharing you can!
Whenever I clean the windows (I live in a tall building), I just want to jump off (or if there’s a bridge), or when I’m waiting for the light to turn green and cars are driving by, I just want to walk in front of them... stuff like that reply
Probably not as bad as other people's thoughts, but whenever I'm drying the dishes and see a big knife, I want to either slit my throat with it or shove it up my vagina. One time I actually even put it against my neck, but didn't end up going through with it, obviously. What is wrong with me.
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Intrusive thoughts can get really bad. But two things helped me.
1. Realizing that everyone gets intrusive, unwanted thoughts. Most of them we barely notice—it's just part of how we percieve everything around us. I just struggle a bit with some of the loudest ones. And being stressed, fatigued or in unstable mental health makes it even harder t...... reply
a lot of mine are about harming children like beating the shit outta of them,or my main one i’d say is i’m scared im a peado i never have thoughts about kids like that but it’s always there that thought that i am one. 2 reply
