While I was pregnant with my first child, an intrusive thought struck me—what if I somehow molest my baby before I give birth? I tried to brush it off, but OCD was a step ahead: Even if I didn’t, what if I tell someone that I did? What if I’m institutionalized? My days were filled with fear and panic, and it felt like there was nowhere to turn—who would understand? Like many others who have these thoughts, I felt like I was the only one experiencing them. That’s what makes certain themes of OCD so hard for people to talk about—our intrusive thoughts feel so horrible and shameful that it seems like no one could ever understand. The truth is that taboo and disturbing themes of OCD are more common than people think, and there is a community of people who understand you. Read more about OCD themes that people struggle to talk about, and how opening up to others who understand can help anyone find relief.

Thank you for sharing taboo themes and experiences! 🫶

You Rock !!!! I admire you for your courageously post . I have similar thoughts like this not just with my baby but with family member and i drown myself in my thoughts and literally wanna cry and run and I get so scared but I know see I’m not alone 🙏🥺😭

Stacy! Thank you so much for sharing this, reading your story and seeing you share your experiences with taboo intrusive thoughts is really uplifting and brings me a lot of hope. 🤍

Thank you for sharing the taboo hard to talk ab thoughts! I think most ppl in general have them but ppl with ocd can’t let them go. It makes you feel so alone. You are helping so many by telling your story!

Thank you for sharing this part of your story. I think this community of OCD sufferers is being helped by people sharing their experiences. Just hearing another's story may make someone feel less isolated.

I had welfare called on me a few weeks ago because I talked to a psychologist about the POCD. He didn't understand. I haven't listed this as one of the subtypes on my profile because I am scared to...like it makes it more real or something. I've never had a mental health professional react like that to me before. I'm scared.

Thank you for sharing this! I was thinking about this the other day… I struggle myself with harm and sexual intrusive thoughts. It’s easy to let ocd try to convince you that you are a bad person… it takes so much strength (and work) to fight the monster back 😊

I have had similar OCD intrusive thoughts about my first baby- I feel like the intrusive thoughts occasionally come from actual concerns I have. I was also diagnosed with anxiety and depression. So, when I have a concern about my daughter and her health and safety that is actually logical, OCD attacks it and blows it out of proportion. OCD becomes truly debilitating at times and I cannot let it take over my life anymore because I need to care for my daughter. And I want her to know that if she starts to suffer with OCD, that there is help and that she’s not alone

I actually started crying while reading this. For the first time I felt like someone understood what I was going through and had hope for the first time that maybe there's a way out. I have been trying to treat my problems as anxiety for over a decade and I never thought I could have ocd. Turns out I had it all along and was paying attention to the wrong things. To your analogy, I kept clipping the branches and wondering why the trunk was still there.

The courage it took to share this is amazing! Thank you for helping pave the way towards understanding and compassion for everyone (including me) who struggles with taboo themes. 💚

Thank you for sharing.

Back in therapy trying NOCD and excited it’s offered. Anxiety has been crazy mostly health ocd but got triggered today when starting with therapist about suicide. Now for the last 6 hours I’ve been scared I’m suicidal. Scared of dying from health but suicidal lol I can’t win. Anyone else have experience with this theme?

How can I book an appointment with you