Do you also have obsessive thoughts?

I was wondering about this. Because I always felt like it kind of excluded me from the Social phobia thing because I may not be "purely" socially anxious. I know I have many OCD tendencies, but also anxiety and depression.
I really can't stand these obsessive thoughts--things that I did in the past that I'd rather forget, scary sometimes sick or disturbing. It's hard not to react to these thoughts. It's hard not to worry about them, or worry what it says about me that I would think about such things.

I believe anxiety, SP, depression and OCD are all disorders that go hand in hand. What do you think? How many of you have ever suffered from troubling obsessive thoughts?

I have and do...man it sucks...if i talk to someone in my head I think of hurting them, btu i don't want to and wouldn't...or Ill get this intense fear that I might loose control and do it...so im with you there

Do you also consider yourself to be other things, like socially anxious or depressed? I think it's pretty common to mix and match these things but I'm not sure...it seems like people either talk about one or the other.

I've had a slew of scary obsessive thoughts over my life, and yes it really does suck. The first thing was death, as a child. I thought my heart could stop pounding at any minute, everytime my parents left the house I worried that they would die...and just other disturbing stuff, like getting sick and germs. Hurting people, hurting myself, even sexual things that I don't even want to get into. Things I KNOW aren't true or possible, but still scare the shit out of That's their power over you. If a weird thought can get a profound reaction, it'll latch on.

One thing I don't understand though, is WHY my brain will do this, and not other people's?? If everyone gets strange thoughts, how are they NOT bothered by it? And what is it about me, or you or anyone with OCD symptoms that keeps it coming back like a boomerang?

o man thy come and go but i always have one are two of these thought evey day hurting people i love ,going to hell , not haveing a girlfriend (i never get out of the house)

Bubbles... *giggle* Swear to God, with the exception of pop, I will not drink anything with bubbles in it.
Thoughts... I used to sleep in the living room, before I had a bedroom. I'd stay up way past due because I was scared I wouldn't wake up in the morning. I always cried when I actually did wake up the next morning, because I didn't want to, but the thought of being dead scared me. Kids... *giggle*
Growing up scares me. It's something I constantly think about. The thought of moving out and having to take care of myself... :roll: I mature slower than a herd of turtles stampeding through peanut butter.

thequietone said:

I've had a slew of scary obsessive thoughts over my life, and yes it really does suck. The first thing was death, as a child. I thought my heart could stop pounding at any minute, everytime my parents left the house I worried that they would die...and just other disturbing stuff, like getting sick and germs. Hurting people, hurting myself, even sexual things that I don't even want to get into. Things I KNOW aren't true or possible, but still scare the shit out of That's their power over you.

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I never really thought about it as a disorder, as in the past I really didn't know much of these things.
I rarely go out of the house anymore, but when I was outside amongst people I kept having these obsessive thoughts about harming someone or shouting out real loud. I also have very strange sexual obsessive thoughts.
The worst by far has probably been about accidents.. car accidents.. Loosing limbs and stuff like that.
I could barely sit in a car and not completely loose my sanity.

But I've figured out that if I just stay in this room and lock the door, they go away. I have no idea why this is happening to me. :-(

yes, i always feel im going to do something that will really dissappoint someone close to me that i really care about and they'll start to think why they ever became my friend or got to know me,it's so hard to be myself even round friends ive known for years im so scared of letting others down!
and ye si have anxiety attacks, SP, went through depression and i think im developing an OCD :?

i agree i think its all linked i have some evil thoughts going on like the hurting people but its not somthing id do or normally want to it just pops into my head somtimes sick stuff too i wish i could be cured all the way round and just be normal whatever that is ?

I have social anxiety and ocd too so bad i dont even want to write about it.Sometimes it goes away then comes back.It makes my life hell wish there would be a cure as for anyone normal we cannot tell how hard life like that is.My thoughts are so bad sometimes i think im rather dead then havin them.And why not i got chronic blushing too.If someone has a bad leg or a bad back or asthma anything they go to doctor get taken for real and even get government money.Dont get me wrong im glad im healthy as we have lots of illnesses in my family and i am very glad i haven got anythin but im not sure is would i not trade off these horrible thoughts to something physical.Its no way of a normal life.