My ocd seems worse (6 weeks pregnant) I’ve developed a lot of health fears and fears of losing the pregnancy etc. Along with my other ocd themes seeming worse atm. Does anyone have advice or help?
I’m really scared of getting pregnant again but we are trying because I want a baby! There are so many unknowns but honestly with ocd you just have to say, well maybe I will miscarry or maybe I won’t. I don’t control that so I’m just gonna enjoy my life! Haha and really just let go of all worries. Sit with the uncomfortable feeling of not knowing what “might” or “could” happen. Enjoy your life and live your life! I promise that’s the best thing you can do for yours and the babies health anyways is to let go!
Also get on a good prenatal and exercise regularly. Trust me regular cardio exercise helps ocd soooo much!
It is extremely hard to have OCD while pregnant. Pregnancy actually kickstarted mine. I dont have any advice, but just know that you do have the strength to make it through. It has gotten better since having my baby. They put me on SSRI’s during the pregnancy and i was still taking them while nursing. It helped in the sense I didn’t want to unalive myself. But with the meds, there are other things to overcome. Once I was not nursing anymore I looked into CBD and now I smoke the flower which has worked wonders for me. I wouldn’t recommend that while pregnant or nursing though. But, remember that those are only bandaids and you must also try therapy like ERP or CBT to help with the root of the problem. It also depends how well you feel you’ll tolerate while pregnant, I waited until my baby was 8 months. Should I have done it sooner? Maybe, but it was all circumstancial.
I am 8 weeks and going through the same thing. Let me know if you want to talk!
I’m 21 weeks and struggling with my OCD more than ever. I got back on my meds 7 days ago. I thought I’d feel guilty, but I know it’s best for the baby. I started seeing an ERP therapist today as well. I’m anxious about upcoming sessions. I want to get better, but I wish there was a way without being exposed to my distressing thoughts :/
I’ve always had ocd. But never experienced pocd until after I got pregnant and was fixing to deliver. Anyone else? I’ve been struggling with this for almost 2 years 😩 and Prozac gives me heart palpitations I’m at my breaking point. Idk who I am anymore. And it’s so hard having to be a mother of two on top of not wanting to do anything bc my brain tells me everything I’m doing is inappropriate ☹️
So I’ve just found out I’m pregnant and I’m freaking out rn I’ve been getting thoughts like “I’ll be a bad mum” and overthinking everything & my OCD is convincing me that I’ll act on my thoughts because of my hormones and stuff. I’ve also got a fear of being sick & I’m stressing over that too. Anyone else who has harm OCD pregnant or a Mum can give me some advice pls😭
Please if someone can reply! I really just need someone to talk to. I don’t even know how to control my OCD. It honestly feels like it’s controlling me. Everyday my mind focuses on every bodily sensation I have and it’s like a broken record player, I have horrible health anxiety and my OCD just makes it worst just thinking about it everyday. It feels like everyone who I explain it to looks at me like I’m stupid/crazy. I use to be much more tame with my OCD, I use to eat things without worry, now I can’t even touch things I use to eat without worrying that I’ll get an allergic reaction (despite eating them BEFORE,,,but my mind tells me otherwise) and omg worrying about heart attacks, pulmonary issues..and I couldn’t even enjoy my own child’s birth because my mind was on high alert thinking I would hemorrhage any second or develop pre-E (complications of postpartum) I was miserable for the first couple of months of my baby’s life and I didn’t know what to do. And now, I’m pregnant with my second (4wks) and all the OCD thoughts and anxiety is coming back at me and I have no one to talk to, I feel lonely. And even if I considered taking a pill, I’d worry about being allergic to it and refusing to take it. I ruin everything for everyone. I remember I ate out one night and I started to think “you’re gonna pass out! You’re gonna pass out! (Without ever passing out before) and I had to leave! I feel like I ruin the mood for everyone when I don’t even try to, and I hate it.
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