hi there i can sympathyse with you there because i have violent thoughts aswell, what triggers my ones off is when i look at an object it could be anything and i will get images or thoughts of what i could do with that object come to me and i cant shake it off and these thoughts will include my loved ones, i cant choose who to have them about it just comes to me and these images and thoughts are disturbing like something you would see in a horror movie, my compulsion for this is to hide these objects out of my sight and it often stops me from doing house hold chores with the things i am using, i do also have checking compulsions to confirm my fear, i would look at the place i have had an image come to me to make sure i hate the image i seen and to know that it sickens me which gives me temporarily relief to know that i didnt like it but then i feel guilty for looking as i then think did i look again because i must of liked it. frm kellyL
thx kelly. its good to know that youre not alone. ive found therapy is a good start to overcoming this disorder, as is medication as long as it is the right one. i just want to add that i get anxious about relatioonships. not sure exactly why, possibly because of low self-esteem. when im anxious i worry i might harm that person and then i compulse and so on.