Fear !!!

[Mydogb]

Hi

Hope all is well! And thank you so much to the people on this group who have helped me along the way for my harm ocd, now my problem is FEAR!!! What if I start to believe my thoughts & acted on them? It's not a nice thing to have the fear is knocking me ill my anxiety is very high a can't sleep can some one help me out is the fear normal with ocd? I am so scared. I am trying to face my fears and my triggers as some people have said it might help me overcome the fear

[Wheeloffortune]

Hi! I have harm ocd and absolute fear and terror that I will act on my thoughts and/or that I have an “urge “ to do them is part of it for me. The anxiety is painful and is what keeps the fear present. Your OCD brain is telling you DANGER but there is nothing. So just ride the wave(I know it’s hard). Truly, if you try and not pay attention to it and even get in its face and say”what the hell- if it happens it happens- I’m going to live my life despite you”!!! It will go away. You have to trust what everyone else says. I have had lots of healing with OCD- so can you💖

[Mydogb in reply to Wheeloffortune]

Hi wheeloffortune thank in so much for your reply it means a lot a just get so scared the pain is so bad, it's the what it's a can't cope with. Like what if I start to believe and do it, a try to tell my self it's my ocd and not me it's just so hard at the mo! But I hope i and everyone else can beat this xx

[Mydogb in reply to Mydogb]

It just feels so real is that normal? Xx

[Wheeloffortune in reply to Mydogb]

That’s the hard thing- not knowing. You have to be ok with uncertainty. Maybe you will/maybe you won’t. Life is uncertain and full of risk. OCD wants you to be safe and certain. It is a joy thief and life stealer. You are strong and deserving of a joy filled life!! And it can happen!! Love and hugs💖💖

[Mydogb in reply to Wheeloffortune]

Av just seen on line that no one in history has acted on there thoughts with harm ocd this makes me feel a bit better, I just feel so sad it feels to real xx

[Wheeloffortune in reply to Mydogb]

I know it’s hard but the thoughts will go away faster if you don’t do compulsions ie, checking. Your OCD craves certainty and when you do compulsions you get certainty for a short time. Your OCD then finds something else to scare you with. This has happened to me. I’m not saying this to depress you but to know when it latches onto a new theme you won’t be surprised and can cut it off ASAP. 😊😊