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Recent content by anxious_thoughts

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    Suicidal Obsession--hate it!

    Murmur, Does the self-harm/suicide thought bring comfort or anxiety? For me, it brought anxiety. I was AFRAID that I would feel hopeless. I don't think God would create us to only have us go crazy and harm ourselves. One thing that I do when I wake up is think of 5 things to thank God for...
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    Suicidal Obsession--hate it!

    Mitzi, Thanks for your story. It lets me know that these thoughts are "normal" and so is the calm and then freak out of "I am calm--does it mean I want to?!?!" moment. I have done the thing with the pills or if I see a razor or a ceiling. I would picture things...it's really dumb! I have...
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    Suicidal Obsession--hate it!

    Yes, thank you, it does help! Like I said, this week was rough due to hormones and spikes in the news and in my life. Now I am at a weird point--where the thoughts are still there (they just aren't as loud or as frequent), but I don't have the HIGH anxiety that I had early this week, so then...
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    Suicidal Obsession--hate it!

    My thoughts went to "what if I hurt others" to "what if I want to hurt/kill myself"...I have been on this theme for about two months. I was doing really well with saying "it's OCD, it's not me. I will ignore it" and then I would move on. Then I started obsessing again. This week had a newstory...
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    What helped you?

    I suffer from pure-O thoughts. Right now, they have focused on a suicide obsession, which is really annoying and it disturbs me more than any other thought. But I try to remember that it's just OCD and to trust myself; OCD is just hard because you question your true self. So, what helped you...
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    intrusive thoughts--anyone else?

    @OCD--Yes, I am on Celexa. I have been on it for only 5 weeks, but I am started to definitely see a difference in my thinking. I am not as quite consumed with the intrusive thoughts and I can actually function. I have been to counseling for 5 sessions, but I felt like I was telling the woman...
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    intrusive thoughts--anyone else?

    Hey all, I am new here to this forum. I am a Christian and have an awesome husband, job, and family. I was "normal" until June 18, 2011. I had a panic attack while watching a rather violent show with my husband. I usually do not like violence. Since then, I have dealt with anxiety and...