Is it normal to want something bad to happen?

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Sometimes i think about how much better my life would be if one of my friends died, or if I lost an arm or a leg, or something similar. I understand how horrible it would be, but i really enjoy thinking of strange outcomes that would make my life better. These are like daydreams, and it usually ends with me actually wanting it to happen for a few hours or days. I know I'm not mad or anything, but i just wanted to know if it was normal to have these bad "what if" fantasies.

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  • nike
    14 years ago

    Yea it's normal, I don't know if what you said was normal because I would never want to loose a limb but I've thought about how it would be if a friend died, not to better myself but I feel like it would be interesting and sort of lifechanging but I would prefer that it wouldn't happen altogether.

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  • imNORMLsam
    14 years ago

    The friends dying thing is sorta weird, but yea lol i always imagine like a nuclear holocaust or some humanity-shattering disaster that forces me to fend for myself etc etc. lord of the flies thing, long story short i come out the dictator of the new world >:]

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  • Thuban
    14 years ago

    Totally normal. A lot of people don't like to admit the darker sides of human psyches and the mental exercises we all do. There was a study I saw once that said something like 95%% of teenage males think about pulling off a heist or robbery, and 65%% of people in general have entertained the idea of how to get away with murdering someone. Kudos for puttin it out there

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  • ven067
    14 years ago

    quite normal, i have these day dreams sometimes, but not me losing an arm or leg but usually like wishing someone i hate would get into a tragic accident and die or lose a limb

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  • claricexmutt
    14 years ago

    i do that too, i found it sort of strange. i dont think about what if anyone else was hurt or anything i just think of how much better off everyone would be if for instance i was driving and a bus smashed into the side of my car and instantly killed me. idk maybe something is wrong there? lol

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago

    Haha! I do that when I'm bored! It is usually along the plot lines of me and the guy I like at the moment being in the same place at the same time with every member of our extended family. Then there is a huge fire or bomb or something and everyone dies but us and we have to fend for ourselves together... Romance and mayhem... I should write a novel...

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  • UrbanArtLover
    14 years ago

    btw, i get that too, seriously.

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  • UrbanArtLover
    14 years ago

    Mabye you don't have enough exciting/good things in your life, at the moment. Try doing something really fun like: Going to a theme park, playing a fun game on the internet, post some stories on this website, go camping, get yourself a boyfriend/girlfriend, etc. Have fun!!!

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  • [Old Memory]
    14 years ago

    haha me too!

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