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Username: Kilo2001

Date posted: 1y ago

Ghosts

Has anyone here ever had obsessive thoughts about ghosts? Like what if there’s a ghost in the house? What if it’s a demon? And I get so scared. That stuff freaks me out so much. I had a nightmare last night about a Demon/ghost and it scared me so much. I usually have intrusive thoughts about harm and they center my daughter. And I woke up looked at my daughter and what if she’s a demon popped into my head. I get a sinking feeling in my stomach even typing it. I know she’s not but now I’m like am I going crazy? Like am Turning psychotic? I’ve never heard of anyone obsessing over this but me. And it’s taking a lot to post this cause I have a fear I’m the only one and I am going crazy but I know at the same time OCD can latch onto anything. I was doing so good with the harm intrusive thought. I can totally ignore them now. And I’m confident I’d never hurt my baby. So now I’m like is my OCD jumping to something else? But why this? It sounds so crazy!

Username: Rayna_lp25Rayna_lp25

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

OH MY GOD YES!!!!! I used to get this ALL. THE. TIME. It would freak me out to no end. I still get it sometimes, especially if I’m holding eye contact with someone. My brain will be like “what if their eyes turn into demon eyes” OCD can absolutely change themes and I find often times, the “root” of the thoughts are always the same. TRIGGER WARNING: By chance- did you happen to Google anything about harm thoughts towards a child?Because I made that mistake when I was going through harm OCD and I read stories about why people harmed their kids and I read one about a lady who thought her child was a demon and she harmed her kid and I figured out what’s why I got that thought for a while. I’d literally worry about “what if one day I think my kids a demon and I hurt them”.

Username: Kilo2001Kilo2001

Date posted: 1y ago

@Anonymous Thank goodness. I’m not alone. And yes I did. But I feared I had post partum psychosis. So I googled that a little bit and a symptom was people thinking their children were demons and hurting them. And I’ve been doing so good with not googling or anything and now this happens. I feel I took 2 steps forward and now I’m two steps back

Username: Rayna_lp25Rayna_lp25

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

@Kilo2001 Definitely not two steps back! Don’t worry. Try to apply the same techniques you used with Harm OCD. Remember- the theme doesn’t matter, the thoughts don’t matter, it’s all OCD.

Username: Kilo2001Kilo2001

Date posted: 1y ago

@Anonymous Thank you ♥️ thought I was going crazy for a minute there

Username: Rayna_lp25Rayna_lp25

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

@Kilo2001 It’s hard when you’re in the brunt of it! Anytime I get those thoughts I still briefly think I am crazy lol. Eventually you’ll be able to laugh at these thoughts though :)

Username: Kilo2001Kilo2001

Date posted: 1y ago

I googled it and something about hallucinations came up so now I’m scared about that

Username: Rayna_lp25Rayna_lp25

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

Also stop googling!

Username: a_melodya_melody

Date posted: 1y ago

Yes. It makes me feel like a 2 year old and the shame of being scared of such “adolescent” things is crazy. I was getting a water bottle from my car and it was dark outside. It took me a while to gain the courage to even leave my room because the thoughts of ghosts and demons outside my room (peeking through windows) was intense. When I was finally outside, I began to think of sk*nwalkers. The fear I felt was insane. I nearly crumbled to the ground in order to crawl into a hall and protect myself. The fear of sk*nwalkers progressed to where I thought my cat and friends were them. Its always in the back of my head that they’re imposters and they’re after me. It leaves me so anxious to the point where I don’t hang out with my friends as much

Username: Kilo2001Kilo2001

Date posted: 1y ago

@a_melody SKINWALKERS OMG. Same. I was scared to be outside alone cause of skinwalkers. I usually love reading about them and the lore about it and I somehow became terrified of it any couldn’t even watch videos on it anymore. I got scared I would see one driving to.

Username: a_melodya_melody

Date posted: 1y ago

@Kilo2001 Being scared of them while driving is such a struggle. I can’t stand to drive anymore. I only drive to school and my jobs. My friends will jokingly say that we’ll see one and I literally start screaming. The fear I feel is as if my life is being genuinely threatened

Username: a_melodya_melody

Date posted: 1y ago

@Kilo2001 I’m sorry your interest was overrode by your fear 😕

Username: Kilo2001Kilo2001

Date posted: 1y ago

@a_melody Same. I only drive to work and grocery store. Things like that which are all only 15 min away from my house. I’ve gotten better over the years. But at night when im driving I get images that pop into my head of dogs or a child coming into the road. I have a baby now so I have to get over the fear. If she needs to go to the ER I have to be able to drive there. Im way better than I used to be but it still sucks.

Username: a_melodya_melody

Date posted: 1y ago

@Kilo2001 Driving in general is tough. In the beginning, I was obsessing over getting in a crash, even being scared that I’d do it on purpose when I had people in the car with me. I’m also terrified of being pulled over. I see a cop car and I’m immediately thrown into an anxiety attack. Especially recently, driving is near debilitating. I’ve stopped hanging out with my friends because I simply can’t get behind the wheel for something that’s not a necessity. And my sk*nwalker fear is considerably new. I think I’ll end up forcing myself to drive around or something. Idk. I have so many fears when it comes to driving. It’s genuinely so scary

Username: ScaredalldayScaredallday

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 1y ago

LOL YES. Ugh sometimes I don't wanna walk around my house in the dark bc what if somethings there. 😅😐 it's only funny to me now bc I know it's just a fear/ocd

Username: Dil P

Date posted: 6y ago

still the obsession with the idea of devils, demons and being possessed is in my mind although now it varies in intensity. i’m so alert to every sensation in my body - pins and needles, moving in my scalp, tingling hairs/muscles. These flare up most at night time. These sensations still make me feel uneasy - even if im told its anxiety, i still regard being possessed (or turning psychotic) as a possibility cos of those sensations. I immediately link these sensations to horror movies or stuff i’ve been told about spirits. i wish i didnt have this disturbing thought ? it feels like an obsession that no one else with OCD has, but if im wrong i hope someone can reach out and relate ??

Username: xokyaxo

Date posted: 42w ago

The worst kind

The worst is when ocd latches on to your children. I’ve been having intrusive thoughts about my daughter that have me so depressed. I know none of it is true but the ocd really tries to convince me that it is. Any other parents experience this??

Username: hanna13

Date posted: 39w ago

OCD and the Devil

I feel that this post could be triggering so please approach with caution! I’ve been having a lot of intrusive thoughts about the devil getting sent my intrusive thoughts and then making them come true. This has also led some of my intrusive thoughts to include that they’re for him. It’s really scary. I’m not even religious, but it’s really hard to shake. Does anyone have any advice or comfort? Thanks <3

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