When I was growing up?

Question

Quite often and for no apparent reason i would have an urge to punch someone who was next to me, it could be someone i was talking to or someone sat in front of me in the cinema, i never did it and there was no malice in the thought but even so it was a strong urge, this lasted for a few teenage years and ive never had it again but i happened to mention it to my dad last week in conversation and descovered that he also went through a phase of having this urge (again he never did it) is this a small coinsidence or can anyone relate to it.

Answer 1

Forget what every other person tells you here on the internet. This is something that happens to thousands of people and even happened to a few people in my family. This is a form of OCD - (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder), and is a sub-division known as "Chaotic Thinking." Granted, you might not have any tendencies towards OCD, like straightening desk articles or opening and closing doors constantly, but, OCD runs a lot deep and can in fact cause many problems such as Chaotic Thinking. This form of OCD can have varying effects, for instance; sitting in a cinema as you said and the sudden urge hits you as so, "What would happen if I punched the person right in the face who is sitting next to me? What would happen?" Trust me, you're not the first for this to happen to. It's normal and actually to be honest, by psychological standards, more artistic people tend to have OCD because there is just so much brain activity going on and has a difficulty being sorted out.

Trust me, you're not going crazy, you are probably beginning to develop your inner ability of critical thinking at this age, and soon or later on, you may have some strange artistic ideas that seem strange to you, but may come very naturally. I'm also talking art in the figuritive sense, not just drawing art, but, music, paint, dance, theater, etc.

Best of luck to you lad.
J.F.

Answer 2

i feel like that now. i'm a 15 year-old female it's part of being a teenager and wanting to break out when you feel hemmed in. it's the famous exspressing ones self phase. adolecence don't you just love it :-)

Answer 3

I think most young boys go through this. If you look around there are always boys fighting, punching kicking, wrestling and whatever else. It's just not many of them resist it like you did. Congrats for keeping yourself under control. :)

Answer 4

We all have these feelings but for most of us we don't act on them, Its called frustration, don't worry u r a lovely person for even worrying about this. kisses x o x o

Answer 5

yep. I guess it happens when you try to control your aggresion too much, it decides it may want to come out every so often.

Answer 6

It's called 'misanthrobrachyia'.
So far as is known, it is a condition confined to you and your dad.

Answer 7

Its probably just hormonal.

Answer 8

well done