- User type
- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y
Parents with ocd?
Any parents out there where your ocd themes are focused around your children?
Any parents out there where your ocd themes are focused around your children?
Yes, my OCD attacks my daughter 95% of the time. I have POCD and Harm OCD. It was triggered from postpartum, and I feel like it has taken away so much from me.
@jessica1342 I know exactly what you’re going through
@Anonymous What is it like for you? It’s been awful for me
@Anonymous It’s been horrible for me too, some days there good and others their horrible and I want to avoid my daughter at all cost. I feel like my OCD tells me I don’t really love my daughter and I am a bad parent that can’t protect her.
Oh yeah, my ocd focuses in my 2 sons in several subthemes. I see it as a form of r ocd, where ocd attacks what is actually most important to you and what would devastate you if real harm were done, or accidents would take place. For me the most intense were intrusive images of my kids being blooded and dead, with the feeling i did that. I actually developed anxiety to get into a psychosis. Thankfully, thats away now.
O, and images which i labelled incest-ocd for myself.
@MAUNL if you don't mind me asking what are some of the rocd thoughts does your brain throw at you?
(What if) you are not there for them enough They are better of without you. If you could leave you would do so You do not love them enough
Thank you Mau Nl. My mind does the same. My mind just throws so much doubt and negative thoughts. My kids and my wife has been a dream and priority of mine since I was a kid and as they say ocd attacks what you love the most. I can't stand the games your mind plays with you and the doubt it continues to make you feel about everything.
Ugh thank u for sharing! I’m a new mom and had a beautiful pregnancy and a happy healthy boy. 3 months postpartum I developed what I now know is severe postpartum OCD, and for me, it’s been mental torture, and so sad at a joyous time in my life. I was “fine” before the three months and question “what changed?”. I was misdiagnosed quite a few times before finally joining a support group through PSI and learning there was a name for it; OCD. I’m now in erp through NOCD and thankful to not feel alone and be getting help.
Hi everyone, this is giving me so much anxiety even saying this out loud because my OcD is telling me that somehow someone will know who I am on here and report me this goes with what I’m about to say about my irrational stuff. Since my baby was born I’ve had a lot of majorrr anxiety about him getting sick. From there my postpartum ocd spiked. I had this irrational fear someone would falsely report me as a bad mom and I’d get my baby taken from me. I’ve NEVER had anyone tell me I’m a bad mom, as a matter of fact, almost every day I get praised for how good of a mom I am. My child is so loved and taken care of. So why did I have that fear? it CONSUMED ME. Obsessively cleaning my house in case a social worker came. Stopped posting myself having occasional girls nights out for dinner because I thought one of my followers would think I’m a bad mom for getting a break. Not being able to talk about ANYTHING or send pictures of my baby to family and friends to update them since we live out of state because somehow I thought I would say something wrong or do something that would make someone think I’m a bad mom. I was convinced my baby was gonna be taken for zero reason. I still sometimes catch myself over analyzing myself and what I say because I don’t want to say the wrong thing and someone think I’m not a fit mom. I would even replay every scenario I remember and then second guess myself if that really happened or if I said something or not and freak out and spiral from there. with driving, if I go over a speed bump I have to double check it wasn’t magically a person. Then I panic even though I know for a fact it was a speed bump. I hate living like this. I feel crazy. I don’t open up because I feel like I’m the only person in the world. The one time I opened up about driving it was used against me. I feel like I’m drowning and I’m failing as a mom. I don’t even open up to a therapist about my irrational fear about baby being taken bc I don’t want them to think I’m a bad mom. It just doesn’t stop.
I just wanted to ask any mothers their experience with having children & the positive experiences they’ve had despite their diagnosis (even the small moments of joy)? I have always yearned to have children & grow a family however recently OCD has made me question this desire (though when I’m back to thinking rationally my heart knows I’m meant for motherhood). though I’m not oblivious to how difficult it must be, I thought it would be nice to see the good amongst the bad, not just for me but for anyone else feeling a similar way 🫶🏼
Anybody else struggling with harm OCD?? Father here, mainly goes for my wife and son. It’s been very debilitating. Just started with nocd, anybody going through the same thing or has gotten better??
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