Is it normal to have (really)disturbing thoughts?

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Hi, I'm a 20 year old good-looking guy, I am just out of college and currently looking for work. I have no friends, and my only relations are with my family. I have alot of time on my hands. I do have a dysfunctional background, bad memories etc. that I ponder upon time-to-time. Well, I started to notice my usual thought-pattern changing around six-months' ago, I had just moved into a new apartment and I found myself with very little human interaction, I try to keep myself busy. I read regularly, sometimes draw(I am substantially talented)and often play MMO's. But when these thoughts afflicted me I would fantasize about inflicting pain on women, involving a host of devices and nightmarish instruments... torture would be putting it mildly. I would go into great detail in these sick ideas, however I would push these thoughts out of my mind when I'd come to my senses, but, whenever I become lonely or distant, they return. Is medication the right choice? I don't want to hurt anyone, but with these 'breaks from reality', I find it hard to trust myself.

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  • Stern_rules
    12 years ago | pl

    Post this on eHarmony LOL

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  • americanhoney
    12 years ago

    Are you people all fucking insane? This is NOT normal.

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  • kyanviado
    12 years ago

    Probably I would not think about having a relationship right now. Seek professional help first

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  • water223
    12 years ago

    I'm always amazed at the things that people still think is normal.this is scary, not normal!!!!!

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  • Wuggums47
    10 years ago

    I used to have very disturbed thinking patterns, and it was because I was sick. Maybe you are sick too. I never imagined myself as the person who was inflicting the pain, but rather I had hallucinations of hellish things happening to the people I love. I saw the mutilator demons rip out my mothers face, and place blades in her flesh in concentric circles. They told me they hid her face somewhere in the house, and that when she was one of them, she would eat me.

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  • vSlay3r
    12 years ago

    Dude its called an asian strip club
    P.S I AINT RACIST DAMN IT

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  • EdWall234
    12 years ago

    THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO ME! Maybe not those thoughts in particular but after being by myself for a long period I did start to have crazy thoughts. Turns out I just needed to get out more and talk to people. Doing productive stuff also helps.

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  • sewerman902
    12 years ago

    One, I think you need to see a therapist because this happens sometimes and it can drive people insane, almost always seeking out what "thougts" they have. so for the best help, see a therapist.

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  • Shadedcolors
    12 years ago

    You are not your thoughts, you are your actions. Although you went into detail which could be a sign that you need help or it could just be your testosterone infusing with sexual desires, for a male that's normal.

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  • HiImScrewedUp
    12 years ago

    Same kind of. I have not a single friend and if I make one they leave me or I push away from them. I cry all the time and just lay around at home getting nothing done. My parents will take everything away but it doesn't matter. Anyway, I have thoughts of inflicting terrible pain to myself and other. Like bashing someone's head open or poking needles in private areas. It's so fucked man. I tired of all this shit. I'm with ya and I feel ya.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Considering you're twenty years old and only started having these thoughts six months ago, there isn't a problem. Most people go at some point in their lives go into that train of thought.
    Don't worry, it's normal.

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    • Brad07305
      12 years ago

      Jesus. I hope you two don't get together. Fantasies about inflicting horrific pain on someone are not normal. He needs help NOW.

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  • peterr
    10 years ago

    I think that you are fucked up and should see a doctor, you asshole!

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  • mittens4444
    12 years ago

    As I have already posted on another question about disturbing thoughts, this is normal as long as you do not actually want them to happen (which you've already stated you don't want to hurt anybody). They are called obsessions, unwanted thoughts or images that occur over and over, according to the psychological definition. Everyone has obsessions. However, if you start to actually want to act upon these thoughts, seek professional help from a psychologist. The fact that these obsessions occur when you are lonely or distant is extremely normal, I cannot even express how normal this is. No need to worry.

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  • Shackleford96
    12 years ago

    Ha, this could have been my post, except for the crazy/sadistic thoughts and fantasies... Although to some extent, I do think it is normal so long as you don't act out or do any of these bad things you think about. Try to make new friends though; it could help if you have someone to talk to.

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