Intrusive thoughts

[Racewac844]

Does anyone have intrusive thoughts? How do you know your safe from them

[CL3V3R-G1RL]

Most people have intrusive thoughts. They are not dangerous even if you think of strange or dangerous things to either do yourself or others.

Like if I'm overlooking a balcony and not feeling any kind of way. The thought will pop in my head about jumping. Just to see what would happen. Now do I really want to do that? No way! Its just a thought. Thoughts are not dangerous.

They only become dangerous if you start planning them out.

Remind yourself that these are just thoughts. Let them come and go. You are not your thoughts. You are safe

[OnlyGoUp0709]

I personally believe intrusive thoughts are naturally built into our way of thinking. It's a risk vs reward scenario. With my major depressive disorder and PTSD, I get in trouble when it becomes suicidal ideation. There's a big difference between the two.

[Racewac844 in reply to OnlyGoUp0709]

Thank you just the last two nights have been hard for me

[CrowBoy]

I have intrusive thoughts of harm to loved ones and myself. For me it’s not so much that I think I’ll actually carry them out but the guilt and shame I feel for just having them. I’ll think about it a lot and of course that just makes me feel worse.

[Racewac844 in reply to CrowBoy]

They scare me and since my trauma they've been worse and the loss of identity