Getting urges

[heather27]

I was wondering if anyone gets weird scary urges for the last 2 weeks I've been having an urge to put my hands on my throat is have no idea why or where it comes through it just appers and if anyone does do u have any coping tools to not do it

[Jeff1943]

Heather27, you're allowed to have weird scarey urges, there is no harm in them. If you want to put your hands on your throat go ahead and do it without worrying about it. You don't need coping tools to not do it, just go along with it, but whatever you do don't start stressing about it as that justcauses anxiety and it could become an obsession fueled by the anxiety. So just accept this urge, it harms nobody, and eventually you will get bored with it and forget all about it.

[heather27 in reply to Jeff1943]

Thanks for the reply and really just do it i have actually done it a few times before and squeezed for a few seconds then taken my hand off I don't get the urges all day every day tbh and I'm afraid when u say don't stress about it that I don't seem to be able to help but do all the time and my hubby said that's what triggers my anxiety to play up I think I stress because I worry it may turn in to something other then my hands like today the idea of using my underwear popped in my head I've not used them tho I always seem to let everything get to me big time and think I will end up getting sectioned but that's just ma head for u I MISS ME NOT HAVING ANXIETY LIKE EVERYONE DOES

[Jeff1943 in reply to heather27]

Heather27, you have anxiety abd that magnifies all our fears out of proportion. This is not going to progress to something more serious because occasionally putting your hands to your throat is of no importance. And something that is not important cannot progress into something serious. I know what you're getting at, you fear you may harm yourself, but you won't. So I repeat, don't stress about strange thoughts whatever they are, learn to go along with it, to accept it, instead. And you will not be sectioned, that's just your exagerrated anxiety at work. You're going to be O.K.

[heather27 in reply to Jeff1943]

Thanks for the reply that what my hubby said and I went to Google about it bad ideal I know and it said the only thing u can do mainly if u leave ur on hands on for several mins u may just pass out I don't leave it that only mines a few seconds then I realised it's hurting and stop but I try not to do it all time if the urge is there for hours well I think it's an urge it comeseems out of know where and makes me want to do it so I think it is an urge