Pure-O - Intrusive Thoughts Obsessive Thoughts - Harm Thoughts - OCD - Worry - Anxiety - Obsessions

Pure-O is a mode of OCD. The sufferer gets thoughts of a violent or sexual nature, that are disturbing. This leads the sufferer to fear for their sanity, and adopt unhealthy ways of dealing with the thoughts.

Symptoms of Pure Obsessional OCD ("Pure O") (Source ocdla.com) Symptoms of Pure Obsessional OCD vary widely from person to person. Some examples of common obsessions seen in Pure Obsessional OCD are: intrusive thoughts or mental images of killing ones spouse, parent or child recurrent fear of molesting a child repeatedly worrying that one has or will physically assault another person or run over a pedestrian while driving a car repetitive thoughts that one has said or written something inappropriate, such as swearing at ones employer or writing hate-filled letters to a friend recurrent fears that one might be a homosexual, when in fact he or she is not (sometimes called "gay ocd" or "HOCD") intrusive thoughts or mental images that one considers to be sacrilegious or blasphemous, such as wanting to worship Satan or have sex with Christ. However, it should be noted that the term "Pure Obsessional OCD" is somewhat of a misnomer. While it may at first appear that these individuals experience obsessions without compulsions, a careful assessment almost always uncovers numerous compulsive behaviors, avoidant behaviors, reassurance-seeking behaviors, and "mental compulsions,". These behaviors are not as easily observed as other, more obvious OCD symptoms, such as hand-washing and lock-checking, but they are clearly compulsive responses to unwanted obsessions. Some common examples of compulsions seen in Pure Obsessional OCD include: avoiding numerous situations in which he or she fears the possible onset of their obsessions repeatedly asking for reassurance that one has not and/or will not commit an act that he or she perceives as being "wrong" or "bad" silently praying or repeating certain phrases in an effort to counteract or neutralize thoughts that one considers to be immoral or sacrilegious repeatedly confessing to people, even total strangers, that one has had thoughts which he or she considers to be unacceptable continually ruminating about obsessions in an attempt to prove to oneself that he or she has not done and/or will not do anything inappropriate. http://www.therapy247.com

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