Am i day dreaming or having some kind of delusion?

Hi all, in need of some advice.

Lately I've been having very short but vivid day dreams, it's only happened a couple of times but when they do it scares me to think that I could imagine myself doing such a thing.

I wont go into too much detail but basically they're all surrounding causing pain or very possibly death to someone (or something) and not knowing what to do after. When I snap out of it it's like everything back to normal but I feel guilty about it because I don't really want to hurt anyone and very often the subject of the day dream will be someone I care about deeply. I don't know what to do!

I've recently moved back to my parents house leaving my partner behind to finish his work and started a new job so it's been pretty stressful but I've been taking the advice that a doctor gave me about my anxiety which was basically keep calm and carry on (and no I'm not on any medication so I know it's not any kind of side effect).

Anyway, before I go wasting a doctors time, I just wonna know, do other people have these? Is it fairly normal but nobody talks about it? Let me know in poll please, thank you everyone!

It's a delusion. (I have experience) 3
It's a day dream. (I have experience) 3
I have the same problem it's linked to your anxiety. 1
Yes, it's normal and nothing to worry about. 3
See a doctor. 4
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  • GreenPelican

    Today at work I imagined everybody else in the office turning into fantasy character versions of themselves (knights, orcs, elves, wizards, etc) and getting into a huge epic battle

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    • JustWond'rin

      That sounds awesome (:

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  • Nolanduz

    Just sounds like you spend too much time pondering intrusive thoughts. You're normal.

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    • JustWond'rin

      Thank you (:

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