To ask if anyone else imagines themselves doing stupid/destructive things?

[MotherOfDragons90]

E.g we’ve got these lovely porcelain tiles in the bathroom and this evening I just kept imagining myself deliberately dropping a brick onto it. I couldn’t eject the thought from my brain.

Often when I’m carrying something fragile I imagine myself throwing it on the ground.

I have these kind of thoughts a lot.

Does this happen to anyone else or am I just a loon?

Nope, not just you. Its like l'appel du vide; the call of the void. Imagining jumping off when you're somewhere high up. Silly, you wouldn't, but you think about it.

I had no idea that was a thing but I always think about jumping anytime I’m up high. I obviously know I never would but I imagine myself doing it frequently

Not just you! I really wanted to throw my phone out the open car window whilst DH was driving earlier. I didn't, but I get those weird little urges all the time.

I'm almost certain there is a medical name for this (I've tried to Google but had no luck as I ramble into the search bar 🙈). But I get it too. It's actually frightening sometimes how strong the urges are! The mind is a powerful thing.

It can be due to OCD.

Yup..the most frequent and strongest one is to bite someone.
But jumping off when high, or what would happen if i jumped off the train platform,punch a window/mirror, get my foot stuck in the escalator etc.

I get this when it's something I value. Eg when I had a baby I feared falling down the stairs when carrying it.

I have a jug I love that was a wedding present and the man who made it is now dead. Every time I use it I imagine dropping it

Also in important work meetings I torture myself with the thought that I might do a really loud fart.

Awful and weird!

Mine is what would happen if I wrenched the steering wheel left or right whilst driving, especially when on the motorway.

Yep, I get this loads. Some thoughts are quite surprising and sometimes unsettling but I am a bit of an OCD/anxiety person so I just put it down to that. I didn't realise it had a name though! I shall Google it now.

The motorway and the biting one really resonate with me too! Often think about clamping teeth down on DH and not letting go

Glad it isn’t just me.

it's an intrusive thought!!! i get them loads especially when driving near cliff edges 😳

Yes I totally get this - I was in a meeting the other day pouring some water into a glass and I had this over whelming urge to throw the jug of water over my colleagues! WTF?!!

I have this about anything made from terracotta. I just want to smash it! It was literally made to smash!

I sometimes think about saying things in public, such as "shut the fuck up!" to loud people.
I hope I never start to actually do it!

I get this, when I'm walking along a main road with someone. I often imagine pushing them into the road. Obviously I wouldn't, but the thought disturbs me. Glad I'm not alone though, so thanks for that

Since I was a child. I used to visualise myself opening the car door and jumping out whenever we were on motorways. When I boil a kettle I sometimes have the urge to pour the boiling water over my own hand.

Driving my small car into a big vehicle..

I walked past a nice looking elderly lady the other day. I thought about punching her. Which I obviously wouldn’t do, nor want to do. But I just thought it. How horrible.

I get this loads. I ride a cargo bike with my two toddlers on board and often take them along a canal path to a nearby park. I always always imagine just turning the handlebars and riding down the bank into the canal. I imagine how I would manage to unbuckle them under the water to get them out, it's terrifying.

I'm so glad it's not just me. I have an urge to stick my head out of train windows when moving really fast. It's a horrible scary feeling

Oh, and yes, the shouting "fuck off" one, but for me this is when I'm at the theatre. I've never told anyone about the kettle thing before, I thought it was too odd. This thread is strangely reassuring - thank you OP.

Yes! I cross a bridge over a river every day on my way to work and the urge to throw my handbag into the water is strong, even though (obviously) I need my handbag and it has all my important things in.

There's a word for it, 'gremlin of mischief' or something.

Yes. It's like an imp.

Pushing things, people etc. I'd never do it but yes totally get the urge.

Yes, on the underground I often picture the exact moment I'd jump for maximum impact. I expect a lot of people do it. Nothing to do with feeling depressed/suicidal

Yes I get this. My worst one is with my newborn. I just keep thinking of all different ways in which he could get hurt or dropped! Like waking down the stairs I imagine tripping and falling on top of him. Or walking him in the pram near the lake I will imagine letting go and watching the pram fall into the water. Driving I imagine a car crash and seeing him go flying out of his car seat! I get it all the time and it is horrendous!!