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- 3y
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- 3y
I’m so sorry to hear that your mind is telling you this. Try to accept the uncertainty all of those questions, as terrifying as it is. OCD wants to scare us and make us always have answers. So let’s fight the monster by showing it we don’t have answers! Friend you got this. You are not alone. I’m praying for you and cheering you on. ❤️❤️
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- 3y
I’m so sorry mama ☹️ you sound like such a caring and compassionate mom. You love your kiddos so much it’s making you sick. We need more people in this world who care about people like you do. So many parents are so selfish and think of their children as their possessions, and can never admit they’ve done something wrong or try to do better. You care a LOT and that is so important for kids to have. If you do something wrong, you can apologize to your kids. It is so much more helpful for a kid to see their parent being HUMAN, seeing them make human mistakes and seeing how they react to them. People don’t apologize to their kids enough, it is so meaningful when you sit down and let your kiddo know you don’t like the way you acted and how you want to be in the future. You don’t have to be perfect, you just have to CARE, you have to show your kids you’re always going to be trying to do better. Just from this post I know you care. That means the world.
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- 3y
I feel this. I have POCD and I have spent so many nights crying and thinking I’m a terrible mother. Those things aren’t true. They’re lies. But I can’t convince you. You have to just accept that intrusive thought’s existence and stop engaging with it. I promise, it does get better.
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- 3y
Hey, that sounds rough I’m sorry to hear that. Truth is there’s no way he can be 100% sure. But people without ocd don’t need the certainty like we do
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- 3y
You are amazing.
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- 3y
Boobs above…. You hit it in the head, I am one that loves my wife avd kids, I’m 58, kids are grown Army vets and I’m still sick my love for them… your love makes you think crazy things lol but you know they’re not true
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- 22w
My mind is telling me I'm the only one who is dealing with something like this. Idk why I did my biggest BIGGEST fear. I was put on a new medication when this happened which caused me to spiral, my thoughts to be more often, and have insomnia. I have been diagnosed with POCD as well. I woke up in the middle of the night when my child was laying completely cross my chest. I was breathing and having groinal sensations. My mind told me that I assaulted her by this, and I was going to prison for it. My thoughts started going like this, "you're already bad might as well do something else", "no sense in stopping now" "you can finally do what you've always wanted", "what would you do if you could do anything to cause harm" So I had to think of what to do in the moment. The only thing I could think to do was move my elbow towards my child's groin. In the moment it felt like I really wanted to do this. I proceeded to do so, and my elbow touched her groin. I immediately told my child to move off me. I then went back to sleep. When I woke up, I began panicking, confessing to a family member what happened, and crying immensely. I feel like I failed as a mother. I'm in such distress since I started sleeping on the floor to avoid it from happening again, and I got off the medication. I'm so much better OCD wise since I got off the meds. I was the BEST mom months ago before this happened. The thoughts have always bothered me, and I was always scared I would give in and act on them. I'm living my worst nightmare. I feel alone. Felt so so wanted in the moment and SO real. Which I don't understand. Ugh. Could someone just give me some support?
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- 21w
TW:trauma.. This can be very triggering... I was outside walking my dog.I met with the family of the kid who was hurt years ago(I mentioned abt this..it was really a bad and traumatizing event) .I warned them abt a dog (bcs they have a dog too ) who was walking around and bcs I think I saw it another day .And I talked with their mom and I thought: Am I lying ? Am I manipulating her into thinking I am a caring person when in reality I am not.Because I didnt helped the kid when they needed help.I was right there and didnt help and didnt told them.I feel like a traitor.Everytime we met and talk I am scared my friendly interactions mean I am lying to them and manipulate them.Bcs I didnt help their kid...:,( I am so so sorry for them.I feel like I left them in danger back then,that it was my fault..I cant stop thinking abt how they trusted me and I didnt help..and that event.Because no one should go through that..especially a kid.I am scared honestly..even now .And I am worried.I only care bcs their parents will be mad and blame me..I am scared I dont care abt what happened to the kid( I am sorry if this is triggering..I think these are also my intrusive thoughts) .Plus everytime I am near them I get intrusive images of what happened .And I feel like a criminal..plus other horrible thoughts that make me feel like I a monster.I have terrible thoughts over and over and I feel I am what I am scared of.That I acutually am.I started to belive this( still pray is just ocd)I know is weird( and I am sorry if this is triggering) but I feel like I am the person who hurt the kid.:,(.I just think I dissapointed them and hurt them (the kid..also the family).The worst is I dont even know if they told anyone.I will talk with a therapist abt this..but I want to know also your advices..if u can give me..I know this might be reassurance but I am desperate.These thoughts and intrusive images I get abt what happened are horrible.I cant imagine...:(.I only think abt how terrible it was for the kid..and I feel bad because I think abt it.I overthink my every action, I overthink everything abt my interactions with them and their family.This summer my family will go on a trip with them I think , and Idk if I should go.( tw: also think her dad thinks I am suspicious and I absolutely have no intent to hurt the kid.And that he think I am dangerous bcs I didnt help her:()This feels like hell and I feel like I am make myself a victim in a situation I made myself..I am sorry for putting so many tw.I know this sounds all so bad and suspicious..Either I am terrible or scared I am terrible or both...:(.Anyway I know I did a terrible mistake.Thank you so much if anyone reads all this and responds
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- 21w
I’m having a hard time this morning. I’m always living this anxiety of what if I harmed my son on a specific occasion. I know that I’ve look at it a million times and no amount of ruminating is going to give me the 100% assurance that I am looking for. It’s just hard when it ties in with my religious OCD and thinking that there may be sin here that I need to repent of. It’s like I’m holding onto it and I just don’t know what to do.
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