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sherlock holmes · 20-02-2014, 03:09 PM

I think your CPN sounds like she's taking a very Freudian view point with you.

I think she's correct in saying these strands are part of yourself, but that doesn't mean YOU'RE evil or want to do these things.

A lot of people struggle with 'dark' thoughts, very commonly people with suddenly have strange thoughts like "I could swerve my car into oncoming traffic" or "I could drop this baby on the floor" but they are fleeting and not acted on or obsessed about. Maybe this in you is more pronounced and you're worrying about it a lot more?

It sounds like it might be elements of what's known as "Pure O" OCD which is purely obsessional and characterised by having thoughts you don't like and worrying you will lose control and act on them. A common one is paedophilia and people obsess over the worry they might become a paedophile, and they worry so much they start to have intrusive thoughts of hurting children and it feeds back into the fear. But they DONT act on those thoughts, so try and take comfort in that- I don't think you will act on these thoughts.

20-02-2014, 03:09 PM	#5
sherlock holmes do you like my potato? Join Date: Mar 2004	I think your CPN sounds like she's taking a very Freudian view point with you. I think she's correct in saying these strands are part of yourself, but that doesn't mean YOU'RE evil or want to do these things. A lot of people struggle with 'dark' thoughts, very commonly people with suddenly have strange thoughts like "I could swerve my car into oncoming traffic" or "I could drop this baby on the floor" but they are fleeting and not acted on or obsessed about. Maybe this in you is more pronounced and you're worrying about it a lot more? It sounds like it might be elements of what's known as "Pure O" OCD which is purely obsessional and characterised by having thoughts you don't like and worrying you will lose control and act on them. A common one is paedophilia and people obsess over the worry they might become a paedophile, and they worry so much they start to have intrusive thoughts of hurting children and it feeds back into the fear. But they DONT act on those thoughts, so try and take comfort in that- I don't think you will act on these thoughts.
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