Contents:
- Medical Video: Preventing violent extremism through education
- How do you recognize when violent intentions and thoughts arise?
- Why do I have those thoughts and intentions?
- 1. Panic or intense anxiety
- 2. Pure imagination
- 3. There is a problem in your brain
- 4. Stress
Medical Video: Preventing violent extremism through education
Have you ever had the experience of committing acts of violence against people you love or others? If you ever thinking or intending to commit violence on others, You may be afraid to share these feelings with friends or family. However,You might also be afraid if this is a sign of a mental illness. Bad thoughts You are the way to express your anger. Even though this thought might be a natural reaction, you must recognize the signs to prevent intentions bad it came true.
By knowing the signs and reasons why you have thoughts of violence, you can stop yourself from harming others.
How do you recognize when violent intentions and thoughts arise?
To truly recognize thoughts of violence, you must try to evaluate yourself. What are you feeling? How do you react? Do you really want to hurt that person?
Thoughts of violence are considered a type of stress and are quite common. It's scary to have to think about what might happen to you or someone you care about, or what you might do for yourself or someone else.
The first thing to realize is that the thought of violence is limited to the thoughts experienced by most people and easily forgotten. People who experience obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) are more at risk of thinking of violence. They are not easy to forget something and are more obsessed with this thought by thinking about it repeatedly.
Bad thoughts of acts of violence may involve mental depiction and impulse. You can see yourself hitting, stabbing, strangling, mutilating, or hurting others or sometimes yourself, using sharp or pointed objects, or throwing yourself into a railroad or car, jumping out of a window, or a balcony, a building , or other high places.
Why do I have those thoughts and intentions?
You may have thoughts of violence but don't know what caused it. Here are some reasons why you might have these thoughts:
1. Panic or intense anxiety
In some cases, thoughts of violence are part of intense panic or anxiety. These thoughts occur as help for you to escape anxiety. However, in some cases, thoughts of violence can increase fear of anxiety that you have experienced. These thoughts will continue to raise anxiety and increase fear.
2. Pure imagination
Your imagination is one reason for thoughts of violence. Almost everyone at a glance has that thought, but they forget it as soon as they appear. This can be different for people who are covered in anxiety because they often think bad thoughts. As long as you don't associate these thoughts with anxiety and resistance to your moral principles, then this is actually harmless.
3. There is a problem in your brain
After a stroke, head injury, or certain infections and diseases, your brain can be damaged. Causes communication problems between the front of the brain and deeper structures of the brain. This brain structure uses a neurotransmitter, the carrier of a chemical called serotonin, responsible for sending messages between brain cells. These neurotransmitters are involved in regulating everything from anxiety, memory, to sleep. If serotonin makes a mistake in regulating anxiety levels, this can cause thoughts of violence. This also means that your ability to limit thoughts of violence and violence will decrease.
4. Stress
Stress does not cause thoughts of violence. However, if you don't treat your stress properly, this can worsen your mind. Problems at school or work, stress on university exams and normal daily problems are factors that increase the frequency and severity of your bad thoughts.
This is not an easy task for those who often suffer from these bad thoughts and experience anxiety. Sometimes you may need the help of an experienced psychologist. However, the best way we can take care of our minds is to think of emotions and positive thoughts. This will help you fight negative thoughts.
