Harm OCD

[Mydogb]

Hi all my harm ocd has come back worse then ever! I am normaly ok when I get my thoughts! But this time a can't seem to dismiss them. When am around my loved ones I get very anxious like am going to hurt them/kill them 💔 this isn't very nice it's got me so up set I have to stay on my own tonight because of this!witch isn't fair on my family. My anxiety is so bad right now I feel like am the only one I feel so alone right now!☹

[Hidden]

Hi Mydogb - I'm sorry you're having such a rough time right now. Have you gone back and re-read the responses you received from your previous postings, when these fears have come on you so strongly in the past weeks? It may seem like NEW fears today, but it is the same OCD that has been popping up here & there. OCD is lying to you and trying to trick you again.

[dbeck128]

When my ocd comes back, I tell myself that i have got through this once, and I can do it again.

If I feel really bad, I will do things to distract myself. Like watching YouTube, or drawing.

The more positive affirmations you tell yourself the easier this will get.

Don’t beat yourself up, allow yourself to make mistakes. No one is perfect. And most of all remember that you are NOT alone and millions of people suffer from this.

[Wheeloffortune]

I’ve been going through the same thing. I was doing great and had a trigger (leaving a position I’ve had for a long time) and my ocd is giving me fits!! Hang in there!! I keep reminding myself that this too will pass, ocd is a bully and will morph into whatever my brain can conjure up to scare the hell out of me. Also, I’m going to therapy- are you??