Hi. I need a bit of help. I just was shaving my legs and randomly thought if shaving my eyebrows. Is that a trich thought? It scares me...
not necessarily, no! impulses related to trich or derma sometimes revolve around the ideal appearance someone wants to achieve, but they also often express through a desire for the particular action of picking or pulling. wanting to shave something may also be motivated by an ideal appearance, but is not inherently compulsive or destructive.
another thing worth noting is that many people with a variety of disorders or even no disorders, and more frequently with those who suffer from OCD-spectrum disorders, experience what is known as “intrusive thoughts” from time to time. intrusive thoughts are random, out-of-the blue thoughts that may be destructive, disturbing, or dark, but have no real connection to the actual desires of a person. (ie, “what if i crashed this car right now?”) you can read more about intrusive thoughts here. they do not mean you have to worry about your mental health declining.