Print Intrusions or intrusive thoughts are thoughts that suddenly come to mind. People without OCD also have intrusive thoughts and they are very normal. These intrusions often do not evoke fear in people without OCD. Below, you can read some of the common intrusions.
The thought…
- of being intensely angry with someone related to a previous experience.
- that a loved one has been in or will have an accident.
- that a close friend or family member develops a serious illness or dies.
- of violent acts during sex.
- of harming children or accidents happening to children.
- that the chance of being a victim of a plane crash is reduced if a family member is involved in an accident.
- that there are small asbestos particles in the house, which could seriously harm the family.
- that something serious happened to your partner.
- that you will have an accident or breakdown when you are about to travel.
- that someone will disappear from the face of the earth or the wish for that to happen.
- of ‘unnatural’ sexual acts.
- that someone you know is hurt or harmed or the wish or idea that this should happen.
- of experiences from years ago during which you were embarrassed or humiliated.
- that you could do something dramatic, like rob a bank.
- of physically punishing a loved one.
The anxious thought of suddenly giving in to the impulse…
- to hit or harm someone.
- to say something mean or destructive to someone.
- to attack someone physically or verbally.
- to yell and swear at someone.
- to harm (small) children or be violent towards them.
- to cause a collision with the car.
- to attack and/or violently punish someone, such as throwing or pushing a child out of the bus.
- to attack certain people.
- to push other people away or to push them out of a crowd, for example, out of a queue.
- to say inappropriate or misplaced things, or wrong things at the wrong time.
- to make sexually explicit comments to attractive people.
- to violently attack and murder someone.
- to jump from the roof of a tall building, mountain or cliff.
- to assault someone.
- to say gross and unacceptable things.
- to perform certain sexual acts associated with pain for the partner.
- to jump off the platform when a train arrives.
Source:
Keijsers, G. P. J., Van Minnen, A., Verbraak, M., Hoogduin, C. A. L. & Emmelkamp, P., (2017). Protocollaire behandelingen voor volwassenen met psychische klachten.
