r/intrusivethoughts

64K archived posts · Feb 2013 – Sep 2026

Intrusive Thoughts

r/intrusivethoughts

A subreddit for you to share all those intrusive, recurring thoughts or ideas that race through your head throughout the day. Intrusive thoughts are random thoughts you have that make you want to do *crazy* things, such as "hit him with your car, jump off the building, and throwing the baby on the ground." For the darker shower thoughts.

Created Mar 15, 2012

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A subreddit for you to share all those intrusive, obsessive and recurring thoughts or ideas that race through your head throughout the day.

Intrusive thoughts are random or recurring thoughts you have that make you want to do crazy things, such as "hit him with your car or jump off the building."

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###Rules

✓ Only post your own thoughts.

✓ Please have your thought in the title.

✗ Don't act on these horrible ideas.

✗ Don't be a jerk.

^Any ^post ^may ^be ^removed ^at ^discretion ^of ^the ^mods.

Don't be discouraged by some of the more morbid thoughts people share here.

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###If you are feeling suicidal STOP and read this

Call one of the suicide hotlines.

Visit some of the suicide support subreddits.

Don't let them get to you.

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