A Penny for Your Intrusive Thoughts

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People with mental illness, particularly OCD, have to deal with intrusive thoughts that can feel shameful, making it difficult to seek out help for fear of having to share those thoughts with another person. The purpose of A Penny for Your Intrusive Thoughts (www.apennyforyourintrusivethoughts.org) is to anonymously share the thoughts people feel most ashamed or embarrassed and the thoughts they feel nobody else could possibly have.

While suicidal thoughts are common and valid, we are not able to post them because the general guidelines for reporting on suicide deem such posts detrimental. If you are in crisis, call 911 or visit your nearest emergency room. You can also reach out to the national suicide hotline at 1-800-273-8255. Suicide OCD obsessions, however, are separate from suicidal thoughts and we will happily post them. If you have any questions about the difference between suicidal thoughts and suicide obsessions, feel free to visit our website or email us at apennyforyourintrusivethoughts@gmail.com for more information.

**submissions may be edited for clarity**

Please share an intrusive thought. You may submit this form as many times as you would like! *

What compilation theme best describes THIS thought? (If you aren't sure, leave blank. This is just to help us sort.)

Sexual. (ex. What if I am attracted to my parents?)

Sexual Orientation/Gender Identity (ex. What if I am straight? What if I am gay?)

Harm (to self) (ex. What if I hurt myself?)

Harm (to others) (ex. What if I hurt someone else?)

Suicide (ex. What if I die by suicide?)

POCD (Pedophilia) (ex. What if I hurt children?)

Responsibility (ex. What if someone gets hurt because of me?)

ROCD (Relationship) (ex. What if I don't love my partner?)

Existential (ex. What if I'm living in a false reality?)

Meta (ex. What if I don't have OCD?)

Contamination/Sickness/Health (ex. What if I am dirty or sick?)

Emotional Contamination (ex. What if being around this person changes me?)

Magical Thinking (ex. What if stepping on this crack causes someone to get hurt?)

Driving Fears (ex. What if I drive my car off the road?)

Moral Scrupulosity (ex. What if I'm a bad person?)

Religious Scrupulosity (ex. What if I am going to hell?)

"Just Right"/Symmetry (ex. What if my hands don't feel the same?)

Parental Fears (ex. What if I hurt my child?)

Social (ex. What if my friends all hate me?)

Perfectionism (ex. What if I make a mistake at work and get fired?)

Pet/Animal Related (ex. What if I harm my dog? What if my cat hates me?)

Other:

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