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is it normal to picture in your head such horrible things/ situations happening to you?
I don't know whether it's voluntarily or whether they just invade my head but I have a support worker/psych sort of person.. I guess I was also wondering whether I should tell her about them?
Can someone tell me please?

I don't know if this is kinda what you're talking about...but I see things like fires where I am where I need to plan an escape and like being attacked walking down the street - graphically. Things like that?
I would say you should probably mention it to your MH professional. I am still attempting to tell mine about it.
Sorry you're having such a tough time. If you need anything, please don't hesitate to PM me.
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I've had visions of myself or people I'm with being attacked as well, or being run over. I haven't had them in along while. I would say it to them if it's bothering you.

thanks for replying guys, sorry it took me a while to post x

I do exactly this! I imagine horrific car accidents while I'm the car too.

I also think awful things happening to my family and sometimes I wish my sister would be killed or kidnapped, just so I could have something that I can upset over as most people think my life is perfect but I'm still unhappy,.

I have pictures of being assaulted at work, like someone coming in and shooting me in the face, or getting stabbed. Also have a re-occurring image of rotting from the inside out. I suggest telling your CPN, I'm find it tough to tell mine, but it might help put them in perspective. It's normally an anxiety thing though, apparently so I'm told.

I get that too. If it's distressing you then you should definitely talk to a professional. Take care.

I find that if I try not to think about the bad pictures I make in my head, I think about them even more! Telling someone can kinda break this cycle for me. So if they are upsetting you, it may help to tell someone.

Also, if you tell someone about it, they can support you both now and in the future. I have discussed some of my distressing thoughts with my boyfriend, and so now all I have to say is "it's black inside my head tonight" and he knows I need to be held tight for a while.

i think of all sorts of things like that too, and then i get really worried and paranoid, last night i had a thought that i was going to get killed in my sleep and then i was too scared to go to sleep or to get up and do anything because i thought the murderer was in the house and other thoughts like that
dont have much advice, i just usually talk to a friend about anything and try and take my mind off it and tell myself its not real but its hard i know and it doesnt very often work for me
sorry cant be much use, jsut wanted to say that your not alone really
xx

just wanted to say youre def not alone with this,i too do it...dont know anything about it though,and have never told anyone,though it does get worse when im worried about something.
like some of the others have said maybe mention it to someone if its worrying you?xx

I do this too... if this is what ur talking about...
The last one, I was laying in my room trying to go to sleep, and I kept imagining that someone had died and I totally relapsed and such...
But I used to imagine (when I was trying to go to sleep in my bed) that I was being attacked or was in an accident.
The last one about someone dying... I totally didn't expect it. It just popped in my head and then I couldn't stop thinking about it. And I started crying and thought I was going to have a panic attack because of it...

I haven't got up the courage to tell anyone about it yet either though. That's one of the things I wish I had mentioned when I saw the psych yesterday... :notsure:

its nice to know I'm not alone in this but I'm sorry you guys have to go through it too, sometimes it can be upsetting, I seem to think that every night before I sleep I have to think of a certain vision and it is an upsetting one because it involves my parents dying and me trying to self harm a lot to get rid of the pain.
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Wow i get this too, its weird to see so many people also experience this. D o you think they are real when you imagine them? you should tell your team about it or a doctor. I have stuff like imagining getting eaten by a shark, tonight walking home i was imagining getting hit by an ambulance (based on an actual event when i ran onto the road to grab a dog that was gonna walk in front of a flashing ambulance but didnt get hit) for a second i get lost in it and dont so much think its real but forget reality if that makes sense, what is it like for you? Does anyone know if this is common in any specific disorder?

Hey sweetie, I do imagine some horrific things in my head about myself or pictures etc. I then feel sick after it and think why do I do this.. what is wrong with me, and I the only one etc!

You should talk to your helper about this. Maybe they can explain to you the situation in your head and why this happens or they can refer you to someone who knows about this sort of stuff. It might be hard to ask for help and talk about but if you let them know whats going on you might feel better about it.

Hope this helps x

I always have thoughts of terrible things happening to my family. They range from me watching them get murdered to me murdering them. I hate them; they are really upsetting. The sad thing is that I probably spend at least half an hour to an hour elaborating them whenever these pop into my head.

Hang in there, everyone! We'll stay strong together.

Sometimes when something bad happens or when we struggle with something we try to sooth ourselves through imaging pictures/thoughts of ourself. At the time it may sooth us or we enjoy seeing those things but then regret it and think it was "sick".

I'm not sure if I should tell you to tell us the thing you find hard to say or to keep it to yourself.

If you tell us you may feel better about it, finally writing it down for people to see it and getting it out your system for once.

I'[m not really sure. Maybe you should try and tell us - its completely up to you, I don't want to pressure you in to anything. You should tell people when you feel comfortable enough.

Take care honey x

You aren't alone...I echo the above. I hope you can open up to your CPN about it and try to reduce the distress it is causing you.