Any parents on here struggle with intrusive thoughts of their spouse or children?

Before all of this my life couldn’t be better. This all started about 4 months ago. Found out we were having another boy and moved into our new house. It’s went away over the 4 month period and I started worrying about other stuff but now it’s recently just resurfaced and I hate it 😪😪

@Anonymous I know exactly what you mean, I know for me it felt like it came from no where but it kinda just switched themes. Because I was really nervous about Covid for like two years and then I made a decision to just stop being worried about Covid and I ended up getting the vaccine. And then seriously like two days later I started having all these harm OCD thoughts about my kids and family and pretty much have ever since February. I go a week or two where I am fine and it doesn’t even bother me but then I will have a nightmare about it or something will really trigger me and it feels like day one again. But I am thankful to know I have ocd now and I am trying to learn to live uncertain and just accept I have anxiety. If you ever want to chat we can do a group fb chat or something :) let me know! It really is better with others. I have met a few ppl on the fb app and they are good friends now.

@Mamaof4 mine started with covid too! I had my first panic attack and it just triggered something in me. I eventually got over it too & then I went through a little bit of health ocd I had a lump in my throat and swore it was cancer lol 😂 ended up being nothing and I went a whole year feeling fine and then all of this started. But I agree it’s nice knowing you’re not alone and other people are going through a lot of similarities

Has this made you depressed at all?

@Anonymous It definitely makes me more sad for sure. But I just try to live my values and do what I have always done. Some days are better then others. I do therapy two times a week and I listen to a lot of podcasts and stuff. I am super afraid of becoming depressed and fearful to try meds and stuff so that is a theme for me also. I know what I need to do to be here for my babies and I will never not do it but I am definitely not as happy as before.

@Mamaof4 I’ve went into a depression and felt hopeless and got on meds. I was super against it at first but I felt I needed to.. God heals all though. Through prayer and faith we will get through this!

@Anonymous Yes! 100 percent!💕