Help! (possibly graphic)

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I keep imagining somebody taking a fork and plunging it into my chest where my heart is, sending shivers through my body. How do I stop?

This sounds to me like a manifestation of anxiety. Can you distract yourself somehow?

Probably sleep a little bit, thanks.

What sort of thoughts are going through your head right before this thought appears? I often have thoughts like this when I am anxious or feeling angry at myself, except that I imagine stabbing myself in the leg or arm. My therapist said that it is my mind's response to stress, like when some people self-harm, except that I have not gotten upset enough yet to do actual harm to myself.

If you can figure out what is triggering these thoughts, then you can try to counteract then by dealing with the stress in a better way, through relaxation exercises or positive self-talk.

I hope this gets better for you. I know how it feels to be so stressed out and not know how to stop it.

if you can imagine that, you ALSO can equally well imagine that fork vaporizing and being replaced with a fragrant flower.

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Thanks, all. I went to my parents' house and it's gone now.