Hello rosepetal: Intrusive thoughts have been a problem for me for many years. So I know something of what you are experiencing. You mentioned you talked with your mum about them. From my perspective, your instinct to talk about what you are experiencing is correct. However your mum may not be the right person to be talking to. At least my personal experience has been that family members are seldom helpful when it comes to mental health related concerns. What may be preferable would be to seek the services of a mental health therapist or counselor with whom you can explore, over time, what you are dealing with.

I see this is your first post here on PC. So... to PsychCentral… from the Skeezyks! May the time you spend here be of benefit.

PsychCentral is a great place to get information as well as support for mental health issues. The more you post, & reply to other members’ posts, the more a part of the community you will become. Plus there are social groups you can join & chat rooms where you’ll be able to connect with other PC members in real time (once your first 5 posts have been reviewed & approved.) Lots of great stuff! So please keep posting!