The fear of being framed for murder !

[MistyyG]

Hello all,

I recently started about 2 months ago having compulsive thoughts of being framed by someone (maybe a smart criminal) I started to fear that someone would steal my identity and open a bank account in my name to use for money laundering or scam people which eventually gets me in jail for A crime that I didn't commit, then things got worse last week when I started to fear that a murder would be framed for me, especially when I went to the administration of my university to collect my diplomas and the administrative assistant asked me to fingerprint on the withdrawal form. After I walked out of the office, strange thoughts started creeping into my mind, I thought this guy was somehow copying my fingerprint, then going to print it at a crime scene later (I was already assuming he intended to commit murder) Deep in my heart I believed this was ridiculous and it Impossible to happen and I laughed at it, but scenarios like this keep repeating inside my mind every now and then, lowering my quality of life and blurring the picture I have of my future.

Sorry for the long post, thank you

[IStillHaveHope]

Hello!

I'm really sorry you're having trouble right now. I don't know if you have OCD or not. It has to be diagnosed by a medical professional, but it sounds like it could be. One of the main themes of OCD can be thoughts or images that frighten us. OCD suffers know these thoughts are silly, but they produce a lot of anxiety.

Have you tried talking to your doctor about what you're feeling? For me, things started to get better when I was just honest with my doctor. He prescribed some medicine and I asked him to recommend a therapist I could talk to. It wasn't easy. It took a couple of weeks for the medicine to kick in, and it took time for me to learn the therapy techniques. I'm really glad I did though. I didn't realize how much OCD affected my life.

I know how lonely and scared it can make you feel. I know it can make you feel like nothing will ever change. It's all a lie though. There are tons of people out there who understand exactly what you're going through. There's also tons of people who can help as well. You just need to ask.

I hope this helped a little my friend. I feel for you and hope you find some of the peace you're looking for. God bless.

[MistyyG in reply to IStillHaveHope]

Hi!Thanks a lot my friend for your answer, I really appreciate it, yes I do have OCD and I am currently doing my best not to let negative thoughts consume my mental energy.

In the beginning, I always had this conversation with myself as I tried hard to prove by reasoning that the possibility of me being framed for murder was negligible and not worth all the worry, in fact this method failed every time, and the result was negative. I was actually getting more horrible potential scenarios.

Differently now I'm trying to be honest with myself about the fact that cases of people who have been imprisoned for crimes they didn't commit whether it was a miscarriage of justice or they were framed; do actually happen and no one can tell me what will happen in my future whether the things I fear will happen or not, and instead I tell myself that I now have no sign or evidence that someone is plotting to implicate me in a crime that has nothing to do with me.

I will go on with my life and just in case this nightmare arises, I'll keep my cool, I'll prove my innocence, I'll call a good lawyer, provide alibi, and destroy all fabricated evidences with a calm head and logic without a fuss or emotional drama.

This is how life works I have to embrace it, live with it because I just want to be alive .

🙂

[beth196]

it sounds like OCD When I saw an OCD specialist years ago, He asked if I had to be the perfect child and he was correct. This helped me deal with the OCD when I was younger. This disorder is crazy but it's always not trusting your judgement even though you know that this is irrational. The problem is your brain keeps bombarding you with these thoughts and this drives you crazy.This disorder at times has made me cry since the thoughts keep coming. I take lexapro 20 mg and occasionally clonazepam to move forward.