I’m plagued by intrusive violent thoughts. How can I lessen their impact? | Ask Annalisa Barbieri

Try sharing your feelings with loved ones or professionals to quell your fears and frustrations

I am a 76-year-old widower. I lost my wife eight years ago and my daughter moved out two years ago, so I now live alone.

I have a reasonable social life and a number of interests. For about two years I appear to have been plagued by intrusive thoughts. It seems that the nature of these thoughts is that I would cause harm to someone. I have had a fear of using knives or hurting a loved one. I am not sure why they persist. I am not an aggressive person.

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