Hello! Wondering if any ladies can speak to hormones and OCD/anxiety? New mom here and I’m noticing OCD symptoms and anxiety being odd the charts when my hormones are funky. Also… I know the lack of sleep and overall lack of self care doesn’t help. Lol. Taking baby steps over here 🤣
Yes! Started after becoming a mom and only realized it’s ocd and not anxiety after 6 years! My ocd symptoms are at their peak a week before my cycle - it’s the worst feeling. I, like @divvyD, examine my kids and reach out to the ped for every single little thing. We just got back from urgent care because every time either child gets sick, my mind spirals into believing a serious underlying condition is causing it. Like I need an explanation for everything. It’s the worst.
All I can say is that whenever I am pmsing or about to get my period my ocd gets extremely bad and begins to act up. As soon as I get my period, my hormones level out and I feel better. It stinks! Hormones are the worst. Hang in there!!! You got this!
I am three months postpartum and as soon as I had my baby my ocd spiked. For me, stopping breastfeeding and getting on medication helped. I still struggle but am starting therapy to help. Postpartum is no joke!
I can speak to this, yes. I was only diagnosed after having my first. In my 30s. It was full brown triggered by a click bait article about a rare health condition. One year on and I still obsess and worry if my son has this condition. I compulsively examine every mark on his body. It’s horrific. I still breastfeed him and am hesitant to go on meds and the ocd gets way worse when i am about to get my period. All I can say is just avoid reading news articles, don’t Google things, and try to prioritise your health with good food, supplements, exercise, rest whenever possible.
any moms on here?? I'm a first time mom and had a baby two months ago. my ocd is back with a vengeance. I'm struggling and just looking for people I can talk to who understand what I'm going through. I don't want to worry anybody so I've been keeping things to myself but it's hard.
I’m a mom of a 6 month old and my OCD has gotten so bad that my brain constantly convinces me that I’m doing something bad to her or feeling a gross way about her to the point where I don’t even want to be near her. This is breaking my heart because I love my daughter so much and had such a strong bond with her and this is killing me and making me sad/feel disgusting at the same time.
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