I saw another post about people who watch sad or upsetting media almost as a form of self-harm. It made me wonder if anyone does what I do; I imagine people who are supposed to love and protect me (i.e. my partner, my parents) hurting me or even killing me. I've never been physically abused by them or anyone before, but thinking about it gives me this crazy rush. I usually start to cry but I just can't stop thinking about it. it feels good. does anybody else do that?
I do have intrusive thoughts of a different nature. Rather me dying, I think about them dying. What if my dog got hit by a car? What if my dad drops dead from a heart attack? What if these people and animals I love are suddenly taken from me after I have lost so much to illness? It is easy to start to spiral. My brain is literally afraid all the time, but I combat it by grounding myself. For all the intrusive thoughts, I counter it with something positive. Even something as simple as saying to myself you are safe you are safe can help push back on those intrusive thoughts.
I also am one of those people who watches disturbing media as a form of self-harm. Like I have no idea how to get into the dark web and I’m happy I don’t. Im scared I would be one of those people funding snuff films just to feed my self-harm
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I saw another post about people who watch sad or upsetting media almost as a form of self-harm. It made me wonder if anyone does what I do; I imagine people who are supposed to love and protect me (i.e. my partner, my parents) hurting me or even killing me. I've never been physically abused by them or anyone before, but thinking about it gives me this crazy rush. I usually start to cry but I just can't stop thinking about it. it feels good. does anybody else do that?
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