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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!
i apologize in advance for oversharing but i get horrible intrusive thoughts about incest, pedophilia, and physically/sexually abusing others. i know that its a symptom of my ocd, but it still makes me feel awful having these thoughts because i have experienced being a victim of those things myself and im terrified that my brain is trying to convin...... 2 reply