thank you for your opinion. i dunno if i should tell my doctor, but i'm scared they're gonna lock me up or something and that if they diagnosed me with this, that it would prevent me from getting a good job in the future. i have my first therapy apt coming up. if you think it's so serious, i guess i should tell them.
Sorry- I didn't mean to scare the shit outa you or anything. I'm not a doctor, so I can't tell you exactly what the problem is, but I am familiar with the law. In most countries, they won't lock you up anywhere unless you pose an imminent threat to yourself or other people (like if you showed up at the hospital after self harming or a suicide attempt), and even then, they can only put a 72 hour hold on you in the US, so, you won't get locked up or anything unless it's extremely, extremely serious, and even then, your medical records are completely private and confidential, so it wouldn't effect your ability to get a job or anything like that.
Listen, it could be something really simple, like mild OCD. My bother's best friend suffered from Tourette's and OCD growing up, and he had a lot of intrusive thoughts about people trying to hurt him, but he had a doctor, and knew the thoughts were irrational. Now he's a college professor at an Ivy League school working towards his PHD in biology and doing really cool field research with animals.
My point is, it's totally possible to move past problems like this. It's not going to destroy your life if you get some help with it. You seem to be fully aware that thoughts like this are irrational and not normal, and I can't imagine that they make you happy. There is nothing wrong with telling a doctor about something like this.
it's okay, I've processed it. I just always told my parents, and they said it was normal. I never asked anyone else because they're my parents so they should know right? but it's been so bad lately that I'm starting to question it. It is good to know they can't access my medical records if I am diagnosed and this is for sure what I have. I'm not gonna hurt anyone so I guess I'm good. Thank you so much for your input and kind words.
is it normal to not trust your friends and family?
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thank you for your opinion. i dunno if i should tell my doctor, but i'm scared they're gonna lock me up or something and that if they diagnosed me with this, that it would prevent me from getting a good job in the future. i have my first therapy apt coming up. if you think it's so serious, i guess i should tell them.
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Sorry- I didn't mean to scare the shit outa you or anything. I'm not a doctor, so I can't tell you exactly what the problem is, but I am familiar with the law. In most countries, they won't lock you up anywhere unless you pose an imminent threat to yourself or other people (like if you showed up at the hospital after self harming or a suicide attempt), and even then, they can only put a 72 hour hold on you in the US, so, you won't get locked up or anything unless it's extremely, extremely serious, and even then, your medical records are completely private and confidential, so it wouldn't effect your ability to get a job or anything like that.
Listen, it could be something really simple, like mild OCD. My bother's best friend suffered from Tourette's and OCD growing up, and he had a lot of intrusive thoughts about people trying to hurt him, but he had a doctor, and knew the thoughts were irrational. Now he's a college professor at an Ivy League school working towards his PHD in biology and doing really cool field research with animals.
My point is, it's totally possible to move past problems like this. It's not going to destroy your life if you get some help with it. You seem to be fully aware that thoughts like this are irrational and not normal, and I can't imagine that they make you happy. There is nothing wrong with telling a doctor about something like this.
I hope everything works out. Good luck.
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it's okay, I've processed it. I just always told my parents, and they said it was normal. I never asked anyone else because they're my parents so they should know right? but it's been so bad lately that I'm starting to question it. It is good to know they can't access my medical records if I am diagnosed and this is for sure what I have. I'm not gonna hurt anyone so I guess I'm good. Thank you so much for your input and kind words.