worried

i've been worried i'm pregnant for a while now. it's really misplaced and makes no sense because i'm on birth control, but i can't stop obsessing over it. my ocd keeps giving me thoughts that are like "what if your boyfriend did something to you without you knowing and that's how you got pregnant". i know that he definitely didn't do anything to me but i'm so scared. i want it to stop because i feel so bad that i'm getting these thoughts questioning his character.

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girlanon

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 2y

I think this is pretty common. I'm a virgin and still panic that I somehow got pregnant every time my period is late. Anything health related is so tough because it's so hard to know what is irrational and what is a genuine symptom you need to follow up on. You've got this! If there's genuine symptoms of pregnancy maybe take a test? But if not, I'd say maybe try to remind yourself that it's OCD talking and not based in reality, that thoughts aren't facts? Idk. That's super hard and I feel for you <3 I wish you and your boyfriend all the best! I wish I had something more helpful than that

lovelover

Date posted: 2y

@girlanon we've got another week before my period is supposed to come, i'm trying to just self-soothe and save any worries for if it doesn't come. my boyfriend has assured me that if i do happen to be pregnant, we will take care of it and he'll support me through getting an abortion. i'm trying to remind myself that it's just the ocd, and it works sometimes, but other times i just can't shake the "what if" part of it. thank you so much for your well wishes towards us. you helped enough. <3

pureolife

Date posted: 2y

You aren’t responsible for your thoughts. They happen automatically and you have no control over them. But you are responsible for you actions. What do you do when you get these doubts? Do you take a pregnancy test? Do you ask your boyfriend for reassurance? Do you obsessively track your cycle? These are compulsions and they will only make your doubts stronger, not smaller. Next time you get these doubts, accept that they are there and say “maybe I am pregnant, but maybe and probably I am not. I do not need to know with any more certainty than I have in this moment.” And let the h comfortable feeling of not knowing just be there. It will leave when it’s ready.

pureolife

Date posted: 2y

@pureolife Uncomfortable*

lovelover

Date posted: 2y

@pureolife when i get these doubts i usually look up symptoms of pregnancy or i ask for reassurance from my boyfriend. i know they are compulsions and they are not helping me but they are so hard to resist. this is good advice, i'm going to try that next time. thank you so much.

pureolife

Date posted: 2y

@lovelover They are SO hard to resist— and that’s because you have ocd lol. If you didn’t, resisting would be easy. And by not performing compulsions, you wouldn’t form the obsession in the first place.

pureolife

Date posted: 2y

@pureolife If your boyfriend knows you have ocd and your open to it: ask him for help. Tell him to remind you when you’re seeking reassurance that it’s a compulsion. And have him hold you or even just sit with you while you deal with the uncertainty and let the anxiety pass.

Mika05

Date posted: 23w

Is pregnancy ocd even a theme?

I know this might sound silly but since I lost my virginity I'm constantly scared I'm pregnant even tho i have my periods. This month I didn't get it and every time a new month starts I say to myself if you don't get your period this month it means ur pregnant. Ps I haven't had any sexual activity for 6 months now and since then I got my periods except February. Also I've spent alot of money on blood test to confirm if I'm pregnant or not and all of them came back negative. Lastly I have bruises on my stomach cause everytime I wake up and I go to bed I press my abdomen hard to see if I can detect any abnormalities which indicate pregnancy. Anyways I'm not sure if this ocd or not since it feels dif that any other themes.

anonymous737...

Date posted: 23w

someone pls answer!

I have ocd, i have crazy intrusive thoughts that make me super uncomfortable, the thing is i understand that ocd goes against your morals and try’s to make you feel like a bad person but how do i avoid pushing people away while trying to treat my ocd.. i love my boyfriend so so much but when i get intrusive thoughts about hurting his feelings or doing something terrible it scares me so bad that i’m scared to be around him because in my head it’s like “why am i even thinking of this if i love him so much” and i know i would never do anything to hurt him but i just feel terrible because he’s an amazing boyfriend and i have all these bad thoughts. :(

anonymous737...

Date posted: 21w

can someone please help me

Nobody is responding to my posts and i’m literally going insane right now i don’t know what to do my ocd keeps telling me i cheated on my boyfriend and got pregnant by someone else but the thing is i never did i’ve never cheated and i’m absolutely positive that my boyfriend is the father of my baby because it’s impossible for anyone else to be and i want to confess so bad but the thing is i didn’t do it and i don’t want to ruin me and my baby’s life over something i didn’t even do it’s so stressful can someone please please help me

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