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Posted by Deneb on August 12, 2005, at 19:33:54
Once in a while I find myself thinking really violent thoughts. Is this normal?
Posted by Ilene on August 12, 2005, at 20:29:19
In reply to Ever think of killing people?, posted by Deneb on August 12, 2005, at 19:33:54
Personally, I think your thoughts are your own. Unless you act on your violent thoughts, or you find them intrusive, then you're OK.
I.
Posted by Deneb on August 12, 2005, at 20:52:54
In reply to Re: Ever think of killing people? » Deneb, posted by Ilene on August 12, 2005, at 20:29:19
> Personally, I think your thoughts are your own.
I think my thoughts are my own as well. :-)
I'm not bothered by violent thoughts. I sometimes wonder if this makes me slightly antisocial.
>Unless you act on your violent thoughts, or you find them intrusive, then you're OK.
I've made threats before, is that considered acting out? I've felt the urge to stab stab stab, is that OK?
Deneb
P.S. I sure hope I don't scare people away by talking about this. I've never seriously hurt anyone, including myself.
Posted by Ilene on August 12, 2005, at 21:08:44
In reply to Re: Ever think of killing people?, posted by Deneb on August 12, 2005, at 20:52:54
> I'm not bothered by violent thoughts. I sometimes wonder if this makes me slightly antisocial.
>I don't know.
> I've made threats before, is that considered acting out? I've felt the urge to stab stab stab, is that OK?
>This is the definition I found for "acting out":
"Expressions of unconscious emotional conflicts or feelings in actions rather than words. The person is not consciously aware of the meaning of such acts (see conscious). Acting out may be harmful or, in controlled situations, therapeutic (e.g., children’s play therapy)."
So no, making threats is not acting out. But it's not a good thing to do and can get you in big trouble.I think lots of people have urges; whether they act on them is another thing entirely.
> Deneb
>
> P.S. I sure hope I don't scare people away by talking about this. I've never seriously hurt anyone, including myself. >
>You say you've never *seriously* hurt anyone; have you ever hurt anyone at all?
You don't scare me (but I don't know you IRL). I think chatting online is a good idea. Are you in therapy or seeing a pdoc?
I.
Posted by Deneb on August 12, 2005, at 21:25:50
In reply to Re: Ever think of killing people?, posted by Ilene on August 12, 2005, at 21:08:44
> You say you've never *seriously* hurt anyone; have you ever hurt anyone at all?
I've hurt people emotionally, I know that. I've hit my sister before, but she hits me first. I've thrown things, including tantrums. :-)
When I feel like hurting others, sometimes I hurt myself instead...like cutting, biting, and banging my head against the wall. (Never in a seriously harmful way though.) I've also taken ODs before, I guess that's hurting myself, but it wasn't serious because I knew what I was doing and wouldn't have died.
> You don't scare me (but I don't know you IRL).
I'm much less scary IRL. I'm actually a really normal, very quiet person. I don't really stand out.
>I think chatting online is a good idea. Are you in therapy or seeing a pdoc?
Not at the moment. You think maybe it would be a good idea to be in therapy or have a p-doc?
Deneb
Posted by Ilene on August 12, 2005, at 21:41:17
In reply to Re: Ever think of killing people? » Ilene, posted by Deneb on August 12, 2005, at 21:25:50
> When I feel like hurting others, sometimes I hurt myself instead...like cutting, biting, and banging my head against the wall. (Never in a seriously harmful way though.) I've also taken ODs before, I guess that's hurting myself, but it wasn't serious because I knew what I was doing and wouldn't have died.
>None of those things are normal, and they're hard on the people around you.
> >I think chatting online is a good idea. Are you in therapy or seeing a pdoc?
>
> Not at the moment. You think maybe it would be a good idea to be in therapy or have a p-doc?
>
> Deneb
>
>I just looked up drug treatment for BPD (isn't that your diagnosis?) in Medline, and some drugs have shown effectiveness, so it might be worthwhile to see a pdoc. And it seems to me that a lot of the questions you ask on PB are the things that a T might be able to answer.
I.
Posted by Deneb on August 12, 2005, at 22:09:14
In reply to Re: Ever think of killing people? » Deneb, posted by Ilene on August 12, 2005, at 21:41:17
> None of those things are normal, and they're hard on the people around you.
Not to mention completely embarrassing for me! Argh, this brings up angry feelings. Stupid p-doc locked me up in the stupid psych ward...everyone thinking I was crazy or something...so embarrassing for me. I didn't even take a lethal dose. Stupid p-doc telling me people have died taking what I did...trying to scare me. Spent 5 pointless days in the hospital when I should have been studying...ruining my life!
> I just looked up drug treatment for BPD (isn't that your diagnosis?) in Medline, and some drugs have shown effectiveness, so it might be worthwhile to see a pdoc.Cool, I didn't know there was info on psychological disorders on pubmed.
> And it seems to me that a lot of the questions you ask on PB are the things that a T might be able to answer.
>
> I.I don't think I'm going to have time to see my p-doc, I'm going to be busy with studying and it's difficult to make appointments with her. I'm fine so there is no real point in seeing her anyways. :-)
Deneb
Posted by rjlockhart98 on August 13, 2005, at 9:55:29
In reply to Re: Ever think of killing people?, posted by Ilene on August 12, 2005, at 21:08:44
My sister was talking about at a social how she had a dream that someone was choking her.For somereason i imagined for a second it was me.
It was disturbing.
I sat in the back and thought about it. I had panic attack becuase i didnt think ever i would do something like that.
I never had thoughts like that again, becuase i prayed to God to make them leave.
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