I’m sooo scared I might be pregnant even tho i have done everything to avoid it. So it’s not really something to be scared of but I can’t let it go I keep thinking about it constant. It’s now 6 weeks ago and it pops up once in a while. Now I’m totally scared again I don’t want a baby I’m just sooo scared I can’t let it go.
You’re not alone. Pregnancy, getting pregnant, or being pregnant, is my largest OCD theme right now. Thank you for having the courage to share. It’s comforting to know I’m not the only one with this fear.
Thank you😊 it’s really hard now but my biggest theme is hocd. But as soon as these pregnant fears start the hocd thoughts are gone
I can relate to this so much. I get very stressed I’m pregnant- even when I wasn’t sexually active for years. Every time my period was late or something I ALWAYS, immediately thought I was pregnant and that was it. Then when I get my period my thoughts go away, but then they start all over again. It’s so hard to not think about this but it’s a CONSTANT thought I have. I feel for you.
I used to have this fear when I was really young and the funny part too was I used to be afraid I was pregnant before I even lost my virginity HAHSHAHAHA it kinda shows how absurd ocd is. But I understand how scary this can be you’re not alone!!
Haha yes I can relate! It’s so funny once you look back. But at the exact moment it’s sooo frustrating and uncomfortable
Can I ask how did you get past it?
@Caitlin I wish I kinda knew how I got past it. With past themes I was really young so I never knew what was going on with me (in terms of knowing I had ocd) so I feel like it faded away with time. Also I think I constantly checked to see if I got my period bc if I got it I knew for sure it couldn’t be. But the fear would still come around but I think it just eventually faded away.
@Caitlin I’m still in it, but if I look back on earlier obsessions, I don’t know haha I think letting it go, but I was younger then so I couldn’t think as good as now so now it keeps in my head because I’m wiser
@Anonymousk Yes same you couldn’t think as good about it as you do now. My therapist said I’m a intelligent thinker, that’s positive but now it’s becoming a bad thing. And when I was younger I didn’t knew what was going on
I deal with this too about sorry being something I’m afraid of so I avoid places guys have touched and keep track ect I’m working on it gradually
Sperm lol not sorry sorry
I think this plays on a form of health OCD (thinking we have different diseases). I had this a lot before I really got my OCD under control with extensive therapy with NOCD. Know that attacking your OCD head on in therapy will decrease all of its different faces and is the true path to peace!
I think so! But I just need reassurance that I’m not pregnant. It’s different from hocd because with hocd you can never be sure
@San2 I’m a 4th year medical student, and there are a million tests to confirm a million diagnoses you could have. The concept here is that an obsession for certainty is the unhealthy part of this situation, like a compulsion that leads to have an MRI to make sure you don’t have MS (the obsession). If it’s not OCD, there’s no harm in getting a test and continuing on with your life, but ask yourself if it “smells” like OCD. “Do I NEED to know the answer to this for reassurance?”. Mine often was OCD. Even if I had used preventative measures, I would constantly worry I was pregnant and wanted to buy a test (compulsion).
@Emma Bennett - Great advice Emma! Reassurance seeking can pop up as a compulsion/safety behavior even when you can eventually be reasonably sure of an answer. For instance, someone might feel very anxious and distressed regarding whether they passed a test in school while they wait for the grade to be posted. Seeking reassurance from a friend about whether they think they studied enough to pass would be a safety behavior, intended to remove the uncertainty in the situation. In this situation, asking someone for reassurance that they did not engage in any activity that could lead to pregnancy would also be a safety behavior. In order to challenge OCD/anxiety rather than align with it, tell yourself "I can't be 100% sure of whether I am pregnant or not, and I will accept that uncertainty". Try to allow the the distress and discomfort to be present without addressing it, and just go back to your day to day. I hope that helps :)
@NOCD Therapist - Dr. Mia N. Thank you so much! I’m keeping an eye on it so I won’t do it again. It’s very hard but I just need the control in my life, that’s we’re I make mistakes
That makes sense Thankyou guys for your answers 💕👌🏻
Yes same about these 2 reactions, but I have it when I’ve had sex. It’s sooo frustrating because it causes a lot of anxiety. And I also have hocd thoughts so sex is for me really not on my mind and makes me stressed. But that keeps me questioning again about my hocd
Hello everyone! Me and my fiancé are planning to have a child and my fear is that like what if I think something bad during intimate time and those thoughts are what comes up when I see my child. Something like that. I know it’s not true and I know I didn’t have another person in mind or anything like that in my head. But now I’m having thoughts about like abortion or a plan b pill and I don’t want that. Any advice? I feel super guilty
I know this might sound silly but since I lost my virginity I'm constantly scared I'm pregnant even tho i have my periods. This month I didn't get it and every time a new month starts I say to myself if you don't get your period this month it means ur pregnant. Ps I haven't had any sexual activity for 6 months now and since then I got my periods except February. Also I've spent alot of money on blood test to confirm if I'm pregnant or not and all of them came back negative. Lastly I have bruises on my stomach cause everytime I wake up and I go to bed I press my abdomen hard to see if I can detect any abnormalities which indicate pregnancy. Anyways I'm not sure if this ocd or not since it feels dif that any other themes.
So I’ve just found out I’m pregnant and I’m freaking out rn I’ve been getting thoughts like “I’ll be a bad mum” and overthinking everything & my OCD is convincing me that I’ll act on my thoughts because of my hormones and stuff. I’ve also got a fear of being sick & I’m stressing over that too. Anyone else who has harm OCD pregnant or a Mum can give me some advice pls😭
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