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When intrusive thoughts about self-harm feel terrifying

I keep having thoughts about jumping off bridges when I cross them even though I am not suicidal at all.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The mind has confused the capacity for self-destruction with the desire for it, creating fear of its own creative power.

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