- Date posted
- 2y
Parenting with POCD
I started having intrusive inappropriate thoughts about pedophiles and children since 2020 I didn’t get diagnosed with ocd until 2021 because I have obsessions outside of that, that I was willing to discuss with a psychologist. Ive recently had a baby and I’ve been obsessing about his safety around me and others. I started having groinal responses when feeding him they and i just feel so weird or I try to ignore them or sometimes it feels like I’m feeding into them but I’m not attracted to them they don’t make me feel good either and I’ve had thoughts of someone breaking in and assaulting him or being afraid of someone else watching him and him getting assaulted and not being able to communicate to tell me or my husband or being afraid to change his diaper and I feel like I’m drowning. I feel like abandoning my husband and baby I don’t feel happy or safe being in my baby’s life but I love them so much and it only feels like it’s getting worse I’ve honestly mentally checked out of being in my child’s life because I feel terrible and scared of my biggest fear especially since I was assaulted by my own parent growing up I don’t feel like I can live like this anymore. This form of ocd is so tiring and I’m convicted I’m a pedophile and it’s so distressing I don’t see how I could be one because I genuinely wish kids would go away or hope I can get away from my baby so I can feel better I don’t feel like I can live through this.