I just want to make clear right now that the fear of hurting someone is a common characteristic of OCD.
Actually hurting someone is far beyond the realm of OCD and that person that actually hurts someone or other living things should be treated in a mental health facility where they cannot be released until they are better.
These psychology's are far beyond the scope of this article.
So if you actually fear that you are going to hurt someone and the thought really scares you, seek medical help so that you don't actually do something like that.
The consequences of doing it are exponentially worse than if you are only thinking about it.
Get help before it's too late for you and your victim.
If you are really afraid that you are going to hurt someone and your therapist or doctor thinks that it's OCD, then you don't have to worry.
The very fact that you fear the thought of hurting someone tells you that you would probably never do something like that.
A lot of people that have OCD suffer from these kind of thoughts and this is quite normal.
OCD sometimes makes us think things that we don't want to think about.
Even when we don't have OCD, our brain sometimes thinks of things that we don't want to think about like some stupid catchy song we heard on the radio and we feel like we can't get it out of our heads.
Take action: If you feel like you are going to hurt someone, seek medical attention from a professional.
If you find out that it is just OCD, then find a really good OCD program or mentor that can help you become OCD free, not just treat the symptoms.