You have to show your intrusive thoughts who’s boss. “MAKE IT A CHAINSAW MOTHERFUCKER!”
it’s that voice in the back that’s always there, but waits for a quiet moment to suggest crazy shit. I liken it to very very mild, controlled tourette’s - random impulses that shouldn’t even raise to the level of conscious thought but for whatever reason slip through the ‘noise’ filter.
The noise filter is just a forest that has grown since childhood. That “voice” is, imo, curiosity.
It definitely is crazy shit, not always self harm. For whatever reason I always get it when I see nice cars, my brain immediately goes to “kick the headlights!” and then I cringe when I imagine it actually happening, it’s so odd because the desire pops up but my reaction to it is disgust or “pain” like I definitely don’t want to do it.
Brains are weird lol
You should go to the emergency room or call emergency services if you ever feel that way. That’s really not health and dangerous. You should get help.
Too late, OP is dead on the kitchen floor
Imagine not knowing what the Call of the Void is
Well one Stamets just shares content so not the author of the meme and second weird one off intrusive thoughts like these are pretty common. Now that being said if one begins dwelling and considering it rather than having the usual 'WTF brain" reaction we usually have then yes help maybe needed.
Some of us feel that way a lot, my friend.
Please do get help
wait those thoughts aren’t normal?
They’re very normal. Best thing to do is not sweat them. Fixating on them is what can cause issues.
Pure OCD has entered the ring
Call of the void. My understanding is that it’s your brain inventing risky scenarios so that you can shrink from them in revulsion, as practice for “don’t do that.”
I have that weird shit all the time. Not with self harm exclusively, but for example very graphically imagining how I’d accidently slip and being hit by a truck or something like that.
Turn it off please, I don’t like.
Imagine, if you like, that you are sitting in an armchair with your feet on a coffee table and someone lobs a kettlebell at your knees. Consider the sound. Picture the interesting angles of the limbs.
Yeah thanks. You just made the top spot on my naughty list. No presents from me, pal!
don’t let the intrusive thoughts win!
yeah make 'em earn it!
