I suggest that you try keeping your mind occupied with good thoughts & do things that you enjoy.

Personally I would get a second opinion as I was not properly diagnoised for several years due to the fact some therapists base OCD only on checking rituals and excessive hand washing.
I had the terrible intrusive thoughts of hurting loved ones, sexually abusing and others. I would play senarios over and over in my head. I too knew I wouldn't act on these horrid thoughts but felt like a bad person due to the fact these images would come even though I found them disgusting. I still am ashamed of these thoughts but at least now I can talk to my therapist the general idea of these intrusive thoughts. I have seen many therapists and have been misunderstood by some. I have been in therapy for 20 years due to major depression and anxiety. I finally have found a doctor who truly understands OCD and does not judge me in any way but reassures me these unwanted images do not define who I am as a person. Hang in...your not alone

Read this book. Overcoming Obsessive Thoughts by Christine Purdon and David A Clark. It is all about the thoughts we with ocd or intrusive thoughts get.
Good luck!

wow see thats why I am worried it is OCD. See I no longer feel sad like depression and I dont have the anxiety because I have learned to accept the thoughts and not be fearful. I keep thinking ok since the depression is gone and the anxiety is gone the thoughts will leave...well the thoughts continue to happen once in a while...so I dunno my phsyc said I dont have it

I think you psych's a fruit cake. I have pure O, almost no rituals at all. True, if the thoughts don't freak you out, it may be considered to be too mild to call it full blown OCD, but still, if they're there, it's obviously bothering you or you wouldn't be writing about it, no? Anyhow, what has worked for me has been a form of meditation where I am sitting somewhere like a train or a bus and I observe the thoughts as they enter my head. I watch them like I'd watch a tree pass by or the buildings in a town go by. I do not interact with them in any way. I do not engage them, only observe them. I have been told that they will never go away. They are a part of me. But I need not react. And if I continue to practice the meditation, I've also been told that they will diminish.

i get like this sometimes... i grow out of it and back into it... but do you notice the thoughts aren't there when you're in a good mood?

I find that when I allow my thoughts to run me and be my guiding voice I have the problem you are describing.

When I just let thosr thoughts come and go and let the silence be my guiding voice I am at peace, even when I am very busy.

I can relate to Sean, because I don't really deal with depression anymore. I've had an on going battle with intrusive thoughts since December. I talked to my therapist about it today and basically we are going to try Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing therapy. I'm hoping this will work because the pills are faltering.

i am surprised ur psych said it wasnt ocd ... what u describe is a type of ocd called pure o. if you google it you will get plenty of info. for help dealing with the thoughts try this site ...
http://www.ocduk.org/2/foursteps.htm

the thoughts wont go away ... but these steps are helpful in taking control of your ocd ... good luck. i am still working on mine!!! it is NOT easy!

Well the thing is they usually aren't disturbing until after the battle. Then I get to the point I am so upset that I could think things like that. While I have the thoughts its a constant me reminding myself I would never do these things etc.

And that's why I think it's OCD. Your pdoc needs to get educated. The kind of meditation I do is practiced by Buddists, but I don't have the name for it. I've messaged you the description.

i tried it early and love it. I hope it helps me more. it seems to be the only thing I have left from my depression

My actual diagnosis was paranoid schizophrenia, which was many years ago. I have a close friend with full-blown OCD, actually, it is atypical, I've never seen anyone with that kind of OCD, unlike 99% of cases. The thing is, though, I have intrusive thought all the time.. How can I say this, I try to not let images and thoughts phase me out. Cognitions and mental images cannot really do me any harm. I can try to be attentive, to notice when I have them, maybe even jot them down. Did you know that approximately 95% of people have severe intrusive thoughts on a regular basis? That means that even, say, the Pope himself might have an intrusive thought or image every now and then, because it is human. Does that mean he is a bad guy? I don't think so. Also, look at what we culturally condone, say like on TV. Ever notice that most shows are about psychopaths, people doing horrible things? So I say it's normal to have such intrusive images or thoughts.. the problem lies, for me, in whether or not I let it phase me out. And the obsessions can stop, it's a lie to say you'll never stop having them. Like others have said, usually it happens when we are under duress, tired, etc. It can also happen in odd places, and I know all about that, like thinking something horrible during an intimate romantic encounter, etc. Maybe my long-term experience with severe mental illness has made me rather resilient. I'm positive you've got a handle on this. There is, in any case, never any real need to panic.. and I think that I've never had much success in trying to think my way out of having intrusive obsessions (that is, trying to obsess my way out of obsession usually doesn't work.. so I use relaxation techniques, compassionate self-dialogue, a vacation, a special evening with a loved one, etc.) Hope you are will soon look back with the satisfaction that you made it through this rough patch a-okay. Sincerely,

I thought I was the only one that had these thoughts!! I love this website! I was afraid to tell my therapist or anything about them because I feel to guilty for having them. When I start to get those thoughts, it is usually at home, and I will turn on the tv and try to focus on that.

JACKMD you have to tell your doctor if they are going to help in the best way they can