Unwanted thoughts about harming yourself or others

Fear of leaving the stove on resulting in damage or injury is highly common for people suffering from Responsibility OCD or Harm OCD. 

Fear of leaving the stove on

OCD focused on fear of being a bad person involves recurrent, persistent, unwanted and intrusive thoughts or images about being a bad person.

Fear of being a bad person

Fear of concussions in OCD involves recurrent, persistent, unwanted, and intrusive thoughts related to head trauma/concussion.

Excessive apologizing is common in OCD. Often, people with OCD feel the urge to compulsively apologize when it is not needed. 

People with fear of losing control in OCD believe they can and must maintain perfect control of their actions to avoid negative consequences.

Drowning fears, characterized by the concern that the individual themselves or others might drown, may be a sign of Harm themes in OCD. 

OCD focused on the fear of rape involves repeated intrusive, obsessive thoughts involving rape that cause intense anxiety or distress. 

OCD fears about harmful contamination involve obsessive thoughts of harming others by spreading a contaminant.

If you’re worried or have fears about drowning your baby in the bath, it may be a sign that you have OCD.

If you’re worried about or afraid of using your pencil or being harmed by it, that may be a sign that you have OCD. 