![]() ![]() Like any type of OCD, MOCD starts with a thought: What if I do something awful to another person? That thought is the obsession, which triggers anxiety since it would be terrible to do what the person fears. I call this form of OCD “Malevolence OCD” (MOCD) because the person fears doing something truly evil. Rather than fearing that they or someone they love will be a victim, they are gripped with terror that they themselves might commit some horrific act. We might also fear for our loved ones’ safety, or our own.įor some individuals with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), the fear can take on a very different quality. We probably feel revulsion when we hear about these things, wondering how a person could do something so despicable. It’s hard to turn on the news without hearing about violent assaults, murders, and sexual abuse. ![]()
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