Am i insane? how can i fix myself? please, i need advice
Please note that this is a very personal problem. I am distressed because I think I am losing myself or losing control. This entire post is 100% true. If you have any advice please tell me.
Hello people. I am a 20 year old guy and I have been having some disturbing problems. I am generally a very calm man, I usually don't let situations escalate and I never go looking for any fights. But I have been having issuses that span back to my childhood. On very rare occasions I would go absolutely beserk for no reason. I remember once in highschool I jammed a pen into an unknown guy's hand while it was on his desk just because of impulse. When I realised what I did I paled by the thought of what I had done.
I managed to get off by telling teachers it was a random spasm and that I was really sorry but here is the problem. Throughout my childhood I have had about 4 of these occasions happen. I never really thought it was abnormal but lately (for the past year) I have been having really disturbing thoughts. These impulses happen almost daily, I can be sitting behind someone in the bus and just really have the urge to attack their necks. I really have to convince myself not to do it, and it usually goes accompanied with sweating and a feeling as if my spine and legs are getting cold waves washed over them. I have masturbated to thoughts like these before too.
Violence has started turning me on badly.
The reason why I am so freaked out about this now is that last week I hit a close friend with a brick. Again. Absolutely out of the blue. I was just taken over by this urge, a sort of blackout. My spine and legs froze and I just grabbed the object that was closest to me and I fractured his shoulder. Immedeately after coming to my senses and calling an ambulance. I told everyone that I was trying to play a prank and hit him softly, everybody was weirded out but they got off my case.
I never told anyone about this. I usually don't keep friends for long as I just kind of lose interest in contact and start ignoring them. So nobody has noticed that these things have happened more often. Also I got off with a stupid exuse for every single one of these offences.
I understand that the obvious advice would be to go see a psychiatrist but I am not stupid. This is in all likelyhood not normal and I am terrified that I will be arrested or that everybody will find out.
There is really no other way I can phrase it, I need help. Advice. If anyone else is struggeling with this please tell me your advice on how you deal or dealt with it. Or is it actually normal and am I just overreacting?