Intrusive thoughts and how do you deal with them

Hi, I wouldn't bother, with apps. This is something you need to thouhly explore during your therapy sessions. It night be a good idea, if you make detailed notes,before your next session, to take with you

Hi Donmate, the intrusive thoughts you are having are normal for someone with an anxiety disorder inc OCD, the anxious thoughts will skip from one thing to the other, just as soon as you've gotten over one it insidiously looks for something else, it likes the attention. Treat it like a little mischievous imp, ignore it as best you can and eventually it will sulk away defeated.

You know deep down you won't hurt anyone it's simply not in your nature, anxiety cannot "make" you do these things. Don't feel guilty for thinking this way, it's the illness not you, if you weren't ill you wouldn't have these thoughts, it's the little imp that should be guilty.

When I was ill for the first time I had thoughts that I would harm my daughter if left alone, it frightened me to death, but it passed and I recognised it as anxiety driven thoughts nothing else. 

Have you been diagnosed with OCD as what you describe sounds like normal intrusive thoughts that you dwell on and ruminate on rather than true OCD. 

Are you taking any medication such as an anti depressant? 

Dont let these thoughts stop you from being with friends you have nothing to be ashamed of, quite simply you are not well at the moment, tell yourself it's just your anxiety or that little imp that's talking in your head not you, you can then regain control over it by almost distancing yourself from it.

So don't be scared, you are a good person who wouldn't hurt anyone even when your ill.

Hope this helps.

Neil 

It sounds like you are suffering Anxiety, or OCD. I would still recommend you talk to your GP

BOB