am i the only one?

[Coker34]

kinda letting alot out on these forums. point being, am i crazy? for some reason, i run through freak senarios in my head.. ex/when im in a vehicle at times, i'll think of us crashing. step by step. or i've even had thoughts of hurting someone.. or worse. any conclusions?

[Quahog]

You should never be afraid to discuss your problems here. We are only here to help.

You're not crazy. If you have things on your mind, and you want to talk about them, we will help you.

We don't want you to hurt yourself, and I really hope that you don't.

[Coker34]

i've never followed through with doing something such as hurting myself or someone else, because then i almost come to my senses. any way to stop something like this though?

[georgiamay]

kinda letting alot out on these forums. point being, am i crazy? for some reason, i run through freak senarios in my head.. ex/when im in a vehicle at times, i'll think of us crashing. step by step. or i've even had thoughts of hurting someone.. or worse. any conclusions?

Sounds like an intrusive thought to me. Mine are the sort of thing that should not be said out loud, but I have had this before.
A lot of people have them, and most people have violent thoughts from time to time. It's when you start worrying about the fact that you're having them that is becomes a bit of a problem.
For example, if I have a thought that's very disturbing, I start to freak out in my head because I tell myself that I'm a freak because I'm thinking these things, and then I say, "don't think about *blah*", but that doesn't work, because if you're not supposed to think about elephants, an elephant pops into your head.

They're normal. But when they start to bother you, that's when you should talk about it. Maybe just tell yourself that everyone has thoughts similar to this, and it doesn't make you crazy.

Stopping them? I don't know, I still have problems with them myself. But all I can say is that whenever it pops into your head, put a happy song on. It works for me sometimes.

[Modus Operandi]

@georgiamay
Right, the classic "Kicking Elephants" scenario: if I tell you not to kick elephants, what are you thinking about now? Yep, kicking elephants.

And OP, try not to stress too much about these types of thoughts. They're normal; everyone gets them from time to time.

[Skeptical Bear]

I've seen a show of someone who had this similar problem, but worse. She'd think of killing people and found it fascinating to, but when it came to doing it, she didn't have the guts to. She eventually got professional help from someone. There's nothing wrong with venting a lot on here. It helps and we're here to help if you need it, and don't actually hurt yourself or anyone else.

[georgiamay]

then I say, "don't think about *blah*", but that doesn't work, because if you're not supposed to think about elephants, an elephant pops into your head.


@georgiamay
Right, the classic "Kicking Elephants" scenario: if I tell you not to kick elephants, what are you thinking about now? Yep, kicking elephants.


That was my point.

[Charleigh]

Im like that. Its just being paranoid.
Its fine, just dont get all pissed up about it.

[Magenta]

You're not the only one. Sometimes I have what I call my 'daytime nightmares' (like bad daydreams) where terrible things happen. I won't describe them because some of them are horrific but don't worry. You are not crazy. I think Georgia's post was good. Don't tell yourself not to think about it. Just find something to do to distract yourself.

[Fiction]

I get this, I wouldn't say it was an intrusive thought unless it's the same thought that you get over and over again. If it's more general then maybe it's just paranoia type thing?

My thoughts are of people coming into my classroom and trying to shoot us all. That's the only one I can remember off the top of my head but i've had others. It's how you described too, in a sort of step by step fashion.

I think maybe it's pretty normal... I know I do it a lot, but then am I normal? Either way you're not alone.

[Coker34]

atleast i feel a bit better about myself. thats what we're all here for though, to support each other. thanks