Disturbing thoughts

[MitchHuxtable]

Does anyone get like disturbing thoughts about self harm etc sometimes I see a knife and get disturbing thoughts

[alankay]

Yep used to. yet another symptom of anxiety. We never harm anyone but just get..........anxious about it. A common scenario. Alankay

[Cobra]

Very common effect of anxiety. Your brain is jacked up on adrenaline, so it is looking for something dangerous in the environment. Knives are dangerous, so voila! Also works on guns, screwdrivers, chainsaws. Sticks in the yard turn into snakes in the corner of your eye. A raisin on the floor can look like a spider. Fortunately, the effects of adrenaline are finite, and once you've run the gamut and stop being scared of all the crazy feelings and thoughts, they start losing their power over you.