Am I Homicidal Quiz

I do not want or intend to harm anyone.

I do not intend to act, although the presence of the thoughts worries me.

I do not have a firm decision, and I am uncertain what I might do under a trigger or confrontation.

I intend, expect, or may choose to seriously harm someone.

I have not had thoughts like that.

A brief, unwanted image or thought occurred and quickly passed.

Unwanted thoughts have returned or have been difficult to dismiss, although I do not want to act on them.

The thoughts have included a desire or urge to kill or seriously injure someone.

I have no current violent urge and feel able to continue using nonviolent choices.

I have distressing thoughts, but I feel in control and am using coping or support.

I am not fully certain I can maintain control without another person helping me.

I cannot ensure safety, or I believe someone may be in immediate danger from me.

This has not been occurring for me.

I notice it as unwanted, redirect my attention, and it passes.

I resist it, but I keep returning to or mentally rehearsing it.

It feels appealing, justified, commanding, or increasingly hard to resist.

I have not had violent thoughts involving another person.

They have been abstract or fictional, without a real person as the focus.

A particular person has come to mind, but the thought is unwanted and I have no intention of acting.

I have focused on a particular person while wanting or feeling driven to harm them.

I have not recently experienced such thoughts.

It fades without becoming detailed or changing what I do.

It returns repeatedly or becomes vivid enough to disrupt sleep, work, school, or relationships.

It develops into an immediate urge that I fear I may follow.

I focus on leaving, talking, or another nonviolent response.

A fleeting thought of hitting someone may appear, but I reject it and it fades.

I repeatedly picture serious violence even though I do not intend to carry it out.

I feel a strong wish or urge to cause severe or fatal harm.

I can name someone or a professional service I would contact and am willing to do so.

I would seek help, although I might need time or encouragement to make contact.

I have been hiding worsening thoughts or avoiding available support despite concern about control.

I am unable or unwilling to contact support even though I think someone could be harmed soon.

I used space, conversation, or another nonviolent response without threatening behavior.

My tone or behavior frightened me, so I stopped the interaction and stepped away.

I damaged property, made a threatening gesture, or physically intimidated someone.

I attacked, injured, choked, used a weapon against, or attempted to seriously harm someone.

There is no identified person or current urge to harm anyone.

The person is not nearby, and I can reliably avoid contact.

I may encounter the person, but I can separate with help from someone I trust.

I am with them, waiting for them, traveling toward them, or able to reach them soon while feeling an urge to harm them.

They are not currently increasing a violent urge or reducing my control.

They make me more irritable, but I can recognize the change and step away.

They have recently made violent thoughts stronger or made it harder to stop escalating.

I am currently intoxicated, severely agitated, or exhausted while experiencing an actionable violent urge.

I have not considered a method, place, or time.

A vague “what if” crossed my mind, but I rejected it without developing details.

I have mentally explored a method, place, or sequence without taking preparatory steps.

I have selected important details, set a time, obtained or positioned means, or otherwise begun preparing.

I have not contacted, followed, monitored, or approached anyone for that purpose.

I imagined confronting them but chose not to contact or approach them.

I drafted a threat, checked their location, or moved toward a confrontation but stopped before reaching them.

I sent a serious threat, followed or waited for them, went to their location, or confronted them while prepared to harm them.

I have not connected any weapon, object, or substance with harming that person.

I noticed something could be used but deliberately left it alone or moved away from it.

I have checked availability, imagined using an accessible item, or kept it nearby while upset.

I have obtained, carried, loaded, positioned, or tested something for the purpose of harming them.

I have no intention to act and remain committed to nonviolent choices.

My commitment remains, although anger or distress has shaken me.

My usual reasons for stopping feel weaker, and I am uncertain they will hold.

I have decided that consequences, relationships, or personal values will not stop me.