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- 1y ago
Struggling with harm OCD due to the Lindsay Clancy case? You're not alone.
Harm OCD
Anyone else with harm OCD extremely triggered by the Lindsay Clancy case? I’m struggling realllllly badly right now.
Harm OCD
Anyone else with harm OCD extremely triggered by the Lindsay Clancy case? I’m struggling realllllly badly right now.
It sent me into a really bad spiral. I didn’t know the woman’s name and looked it up to see who you were talking about and got a wave of anxiety over my body lol. I could feel the blood leave my face. You’re not alone. I have a daughter and this scares me really bad.
I just posted this too!!!! I’m very triggered by it. I had a really good run before this happened and it’s being talked about everywhere , at my work, friends, I can’t escape it!
Same here,I was doing so well. This brought me alllll the way back :( hugs to you
Me. 100%. I just commented on another thread as well. I have a friend who was friends with her and worked with her so it is hitting so close to home. It’s all anyone is talking about as we live near by. I have cried looking at my kids recently worried that somehow that could be me.
Yes. I've been so triggered by this. I have harm ocd surrounding my child and one of my biggest fears is going crazy and causing harm etc...I tried reading about this as an exposure and when I read all of the details(I don't know why they would include the details of the scene) I freaked out with overwhelming anxiety and I can't get out of this cycle now of anxiety ruminating all if that. Thinking this will be or could be me someday makes me feel so sick to my stomach and depressed... I feel guilty that I have made this tragedy personal with my ocd.. does anyone else feel the same? How are you dealing? My therapist says not to compare..it is so triggering it's overwhelming
I just posted about this. I have two beautiful children. It was very triggering. I kept having anxiety attacks thinking that could be me. How do we not compare ourselves to this?
My heart goes out to all the Mama’s struggling over this story.🤍
It was so devastating. The hardest part of all of it (aside from the obvious devastation for their family) was the shame that’s followed for moms that have dealt/are dealing with anything postpartum related from uneducated, insensitive people. We have zero idea right now what she was truly going through. So many have jumped on this bandwagon of PP shame and it’s very scary as a mother to read. I’ve read horrible, horrible comments that have been so triggering as a mom struggling with OCD. Do I believe Tik Tok is a lion’s den and broadcasting to those that have zero understanding is wise? No. I think platforms like this where we all can understand each other is much healthier. I’ve had to disengage from all of it. It’s much too triggering for me.
At this point only god knows why it happened. Maybe this will push psychiatry to further research and trial for ppd or ppp. I’ve exhausted myself trying to figure it out. Mental Illness is the worst. I’m nervous around my babies. My compulsion is I just keep praying.
Is anyone here dealing with Harm OCD? What helps you the most when the intrusive thoughts are there?
This case has convinced me because of my ocd, I am unworthy of motherhood. I have harm ocd so how bad would my PP ocd be? It’s honestly my biggest fear to ever hurt someone it makes me sick to think about. I have been a wreck all night and just want to cry. My fiancé wants a child. So do I. But how do I tell him I don’t think I can do it now. My advice is not to get on Tik tok if this story triggers you bc it’s flooded with videos. I feel hopeless about this and it’s even triggered my harm ocd in general about anyone and anything right now. Ugh!!! Hugs to anyone else who is struggling. & to moms with OCD, I want you to know that you are warriors and my BIGGEST hope and inspiration. Maybe OCD will take motherhood from me, but maybe it won’t. I don’t know. I’m a mess and I feel like no one understands 🥹
Hi guys. So idk who all has read about the Lindsay Clancy case, but ever since it’s been brought out, my harm ocd has sky rocketed. With thoughts towards my fiancé and even my dog 😞 I don’t have any kids, but the idea of losing control one day and acting on these thoughts is really getting to me. My biggest theme for years was harm, then went to suicidal for 2 years, and now I’m right back to harm and it’s freaking me out 😞
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