Dark Fantasies

A number of times a day I find myself fantasizing about being in a car accident or having a serious illness. Let me be clear.... I don\'t want to die. However, for some reason I feel the need to be injured or hurt. I am currently taking meds. for OCD/ depression and don\'t generally feel sad or depressed. I do get extremely restless and bored on weekends or vacation but not really depressed. I have a therapist who I\'ve seen a couple of times. He is a nice enough person but I don\'t think he can help me. I don\'t know if a change in meds would help me either. SHould I be worried about these fantasies? Or is it okay to just ignore them. Tina

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