Harm OCD trigger and Anger

[jenkijunki]

Hi all,

I'm just wondering if this happens to anyone else... I have had harm ocd for ages and one of the reasons I feel like I am stuck is that when my harm ocd get's triggered I have a rush of anger.  My ocd is focused on our cat.  I adore her.  She is my big trigger and some time when she come to me for attention it triggers my ocd and I have a rush of anger come over me.  It scares me and makes me think that it isn't ocd because I feel angry and that there must be a deeper reason why I have these thoughts.  It's very confusing.  Is it just part of my fight or flight response?

Many thanks,

Jennifer

[malina]

Hi Jennifer,

firstly know you’re not alone. Harm OCD is my biggest problem too. You shouldn’t question yourself like this, you know it’s OCD. Questioning whether it’s really OCD is just feeding into the problem and is such a common thing for people to do.

The anger is just part of the emotions you go through as a result of thinking something so unpleasant. It doesn’t make the intrusive thoughts any more real.

Hang in there!

[jenkijunki]

Thank you. They emotions are intense! They confuse me. X