Remember that what's weird to one person may not be weird to the next, and you can have weird thoughts without OCD. Panic disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, PTSD and more all may create unusual thoughts and feelings that you weren't expecting.
It's also important to realize that one of the issues that causes these weird thoughts is fear that you'll have them in the first place. Fighting your thoughts is an impossible task - the more you fight them, the worse they'll get, and the more you'll worry about the thoughts occurring (which causes them to occur even more often).
There are some things you can do to reduce the effects of weird thoughts. These include:
Your first, mandatory step for controlling these weird thoughts is to accept them. You need to allow yourself to have those thoughts without worrying about what they mean, if you can control them, or what they say about you.
Accept that your thoughts are caused by your anxiety, and they don't mean anything. It doesn't matter how violent, sexual, or genuinely strange the thought is. Anxiety causes all sorts of weird thoughts, and if you want to have any hope of controlling them then you have to come to the realization that they don't mean anything.
The pressure you put on yourself not to have those thoughts is completely counterproductive. Don't worry about the thoughts, and instead find whatever way you can to laugh them off or remind yourself that it's simply a symptom of your disorder.
Another effective strategy that many people complete with their psychologists is over-thinking the thought. This is a process designed to ensure that the thought causes less fear. Essentially, you purposefully have the thought often until it no longer affects you.
Sit in a room and keep having the thought over and over. Don't worry about it causing anxiety - just let yourself be afraid, and keep thinking about it. Your body will eventually get used to the thought and to the fear, and you won't be as afraid of having the thought or similar thoughts in the future.
Your brain (especially when you have anxiety) hates the idea of forgetting things. It will focus on thoughts over and over again if it's trying not to forget them, and it will keep you awake at night if it's worried that you'll wake up the next day without remembering what you thought about.
The same thing often occurs with strange thoughts. That's why when you have a weird thought, it's often a good idea to find a place to write it out somewhere. Don't worry about what the thought means or what it says about you. Just write it down so that it's kept in a permanent (but private) place. This will reduce some of the impact the thought has on your memory, and possibly make it less likely for the thought to occur again.
Thoughts are just thoughts - they're not something you can control. That's one of the reasons that so many people find their thoughts distressing and try to stop it. They start to convince themselves that these thoughts mean something and that they must want to have them. Then they feel shame, fear, or embarrassment over these thoughts.
Unfortunately, you simply cannot control your thoughts or stop them from coming back without help. The above strategies should reduce the number of weird thoughts you have or how you respond to them, but you will still need to deal with the underlying issue: your anxiety.
Summary:
Anxiety can cause people to think about many things that feel “strange,” such as thoughts of sex, violence, or even just a random “weird” curiosity. Trying to push these weird thoughts away rarely works. It is better to accept the thoughts, and use tips and techniques to cope with anxiety as a way to stop these thoughts from recurring.
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