Gordon Comstock

One of my worst obsessions is a fear of sleepwalking and doing harm. I therefore refuse to ever stay over when visiting friends who live far away and they're perplexed why I insist on forking out for hotels. I'm not going to tell them the reason why. Last year, I moved away for 6 months of work and ended up renting a room from a bloke. I had to barricade the room door shut at night to relieve my anxiety.

Thanks. I'm always amazed at how OCD manages to shapeshift to fit a variety of themes.

My wife recently dreamed I was murdered. It freaked me out that this was perhaps a sign that I might be. Then two days later someone died in a show I'm watching and my brain is telling me this is another sign. I'm aware these are irrational fears and they feel similar to my OCD type thinking but I'm not having any compulsions. Has anyone else experienced similar thoughts ever?

Apart from my OCD, I'm always thinking worst case scenario over every minor worry or slight bit of conflict e.g I'm handing in notice at work & obsess that my eccentric boss will fly off the handle and try & keep money owed to me. I had a minor verbal altercation with a colleague who couldn't handle friendly banter & he made an indirect threat & despite seeming to patch things up I'm now watching out for him in the street in case he tries to ambush me leaving work. Any GP's appointment & yearly routine blood check fills me with severe anxiety that this is the time they'll discover something fatal. Apart from regular obsessions & compulsions that come & go, I'm convinced that obsessive worrying over catastrophic hypotheticals is closely linked to OCD.

Thanks very much. My OCD is intermittent & I can normally deal ok with it but the harm themes are the most upsetting.

Was having a slight argument with my other half & as was feeling frustrated the thought 'I could just hit you' ran through my head. I can't stop worrying that this was an urge that I could have given in to. I've never been violent before & the thought of it horrifies me. I've suffered on & off with various OCD themes over the years but this occurrence during a slight argument was a new one. Any insight would be much appreciated.

I'm constantly amazed at how OCD can latch on to so many themes.