Why You Have Intrusive Thoughts About Harming Someone

The most probable explanation for your intrusive thoughts about “What would happen if I harmed a specific individual?” is that you have anger towards this person.

The intensity of the intruding malevolent desire often indicates the extent of your efforts to suppress your wrath.

The Shadow

Carl G. Jung, a notable contemporary of Sigmund Freud, posited that when we attempt to remove ourselves from the real aspects of our being that we disapprove of, these aspects do not vanish. The more we attempt to suppress them, the more they discover methods to circumvent our barriers and manifest in our lives.

According to Jung, the monster pursuing us in our dreams represents a repressed aspect of our identity. We need to confront and accept the monster, rather than flee from it. It is not as perilous as it seems.

Mary’s Aspiration

My client Mary was a kind and compassionate person who consistently performed acts of kindness for others. Her physician brought her to me due to her extreme overeating, which was jeopardizing her health.

Rather of acknowledging her emotions and expressing “no,” she redirected her anger into feelings of hunger. She was diagnosed with extreme obesity and diabetes, necessitating joint…