Intrusive thoughts

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Re: Intrusive thoughts

Those are such innocent thoughts :bummer:

@Le_Pakistan

The intrusive thoughts I usually have are:

1. When I am aroundsomebody else, all of a sudden thought will pop up in my mind such as: *what if I start beating this person. Or slap his/her face…
   *I usually laugh it off

2. When I walk under balconies, bridges etc I keep getting images in my head of them collapsing and crushing me.
   The whole time I am walking under a heavy construction, I stay alert

Mine are along these lines :hinna:

Intrusive thoughts in the form of unwanted thoughts are common in all people. Some individuals with certain psychological disorders, however, are not capable of dismissing such intrusive thoughts. This is particularly true of those with post traumatic stress disorder or obsessive compulsive disorder. Rather than pushing the intrusive thoughts from their mind, these individuals become focused on them.

For individuals suffering from psychological disorders, intrusive thoughts occur automatically and frequently. Usually, they are distressing, upsetting, or disturbing in some way. Examples of intrusive thoughts of this type are thinking about killing someone, thinking about driving off a bridge, and thinking about suicide. Individuals with psychological disorders may act upon these intrusive thoughts because they are unable to dismiss them, or they may obsess over their fear of following through with these intrusive thoughts.