There are times I find myself having some really weird-evil thoughts in my mind, I get scared even. Should I be worried that I may have mental illness?
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There are times I find myself having some really weird-evil thoughts in my mind, I get scared even. Should I be worried that I may have mental illness?
Reoccurring evil thoughts can mean a lot of things. Not always pathological. For example, many evil or negative thoughts may be reality based in some atmospheres, thus not a sign of psychosis or ocd. However, if they are absurd and time comnsuming it might lend me to another answer. Often when a thought is reoccurring it may suggest that you do not have enough information or appropriate affective regulation to come to conclusions about this idea that feels okay, so you keep thinking about it. This can range in intensity from normal thinking things over to pathological obsessions. So really what matters is how often they reoccur, how much distress they create and at what level they interfere with daily functioning, as these factors are what makes it an mental illness.
I really don’t like the term mental illness, let’s call it mental difficulties instead: I think we all have some level of it. Yes, recurring evil thoughts are usually a sign of mental difficulties. Now depending on the type of thoughts; aggressive, suicidal etc., it could be considered as signs of depression or anger. If you have such thoughts, I would suggest you start the practice of breathing meditation for 10 minutes everyday, or see a therapist if you prefer.