Is it normal to think about murdering family members?

One Christmas a few years ago, I was sleeping at my fathers house. I've been living on my own for some time and only see my family at Christmas. My grand parents were sleeping in another room in the house. Suddenly in the middle of the night I woke up & thought, I should go and shoot my grand parents. The thought was very matter of fact and startled me. But at the same time very clear. I should kill them. On a conscious level I like them and would never harm them. Although I have had dreams about them where they do disturbing things to me.

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  • korn3654

    Cross your mind maybe...but to fantasize about it and plan it...you need help.

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  • CrazyNiteOwl

    yep, i thought about murdering people all the time when i was younger. i always figured it was just an animal instinct because if we were out in the wild that would be something we most probably would do. although i only thought about killing ppl i really didnt like, i dnt know why u would think of killing someone you do like... maybe ur subconscious mind is scared that they're going to do to you what uve been dreaming about n wants to prevent it?
    its nothing to worry about if u wouldnt actually harm them in any way

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  • penguin1

    I used to visualize killing school bullies using those high high-heeled shoes and stomping on their chests, using the heels as spikes. I used to think I was waaay messed up because of that.

    Thankfully, my violent thoughts have stopped altogether.

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  • Violet_Heart

    This is normal! Probably like a good way to relieve stress? The more you think about it the more it's out of your way and you never end up doing anything anyway. Really I have thoughts like this about everyone even if I like them and I haven't done a single thing. =]

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  • Short&2thepoint

    You guys are idiots, didn't you even read the damn thing? 'On a conscious level I like them and would never harm them."
    Definetly not good though, you should see a psychologist and figure it out.

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  • kesdog

    you want to whack your grand parents now question is why ,what did they do in the past to piss you off what ever it was its not worth it

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  • Enizzle

    You in the near future:

    gangly malnourished man caught in grandparents bedroom after brutally murdering them. Man has own feces rubbed into scalp and is rocking back and forth at the foot of the bed. Confessed to the crime and told police that grandma and grandpa told him to do it in his dreams.

    Have fun in the nuthouse, you fuckin whackjob.

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  • It doesn't mean anything and in fact that it upset you so, is obviously quite the contrary to how you feel towards them. Who knows what dreams actually mean - fear, anxiety that a good relationship turns horrid - or just indigestion - really, who knows when dreams are such random thoughts in a silly putty world? Relax about it.

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  • Beyda

    What you dream about reflects your inner most fears, desires, wants ect. So figure out what's symbolic to what in the dream to the real world. That might help you get clear. Maybe you've felt so strongly hurt by your grandparents that the pain is equivelant to death . Hope that makes sense!

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