Help! Please answer! Fear of hurting someone close to me?!
Question: Help! Please answer! Fear of hurting someone close to me!?
Okay so I asked this question earlier but had no responses!. I have bad thoughts as does everyone but I can't seem to shake them once I have them!. Latley I had a thought go through my mind what if something happened to those I love!? And then automatically I thought like what if I hurt that someone!? Now once I get these thoughts they sometimes come back if I'm reminded of them in some way which I see my husband, and my dog every day so I look at them and feel guilty!. I have talked to my husband about it and he said everyone has bad thoughts but its those who act on them that are bad people!.!. but I have a REALLY guilty conscience and can't drop feeling guilty about things!. Please tell me that its not a disorder of some kind!? I have an anxiety disorder so I don't work, I'm home all day by myself and usually only get these thoughts before I go to bed!. Could it just be my anxiety that makes me freak out when my thoughts are a bit out of the norm or is there really something wrong with me!? You have to understand that I love my husband, baby in my belly and my dog more than anything in this world and would be lost without them!. I would NEVER hurt them, thats why its so frustrating when I have these thoughts!. I just hate it, I start to feel SO guilty and then I cry and cry and cry!. Like I said I told my husband about them, as I tell them everything!. Please tell me that I'm not crazy and I don't have some sort of disorder!?!!?!Www@Answer-Health@Com
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I don't know if its a disorder, but I know what you mean!. I have really bad thoughts about doing things to people, or really bad dreams that are so sick that if I told people them they probably wouldn't want to be near me!. I just keep them to myself!. I know that I'm not going to go out and do any of these things!. I think there are crazy people who have bad thoughts and actually do them, and there are people who could have crazy intendencies to do things but they know they shouldn't and they don't have a strong urge to act on them!. And true crazy people don't feel guilty about what they think or feel or do, and you do so that right there shows that you are in control of the situation!. Try not to worry too much about it, when you get those thoughts just try to focus your attention on something else, and don't feel guilty about itWww@Answer-Health@Com
It sounds like you become obsessive about your thinking and that just makes everything bigger and worse in your head!. If you were prescribed medication for your anxiety, take it!. It helps to relieve the tension!. Don't spend so much time alone!. Go for a walk, read a book, take some online classes, join a group!. Not interacting with other people day in and day out causes us to live in our heads!. Doing too much of that is what causes the problems!. Find ways of changing that every day when you get up!. Go to bed tired you'll get better sleep and less thinking!.Www@Answer-Health@Com
You don't need to try to handle this on your own!. Why don't you speak to your doctor and maybe he can refer you to a psychologist or psychiatrist!. It might just a chemical imbalance and there are such wonderful medications out there to help people!. Everyone goes through something like this at least once in their life time!. Seek help so you can continue to enjoy your husband, baby and family!.Www@Answer-Health@Com