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I don’t have any experience with this but I just wanted to say that if you decide to have children I believe in you. In my opinion just the fact that you’re worried about this is a ”sign” that you would be a good parent.
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My personal thing was not to have kids because I did not want to pass down bipolar or ocd.
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I have 3 kids, and to be honest, some days are hard, I deal with different types of ocd, mostly magical thinking, and it usually involves something happening to them if I don’t do This or that, sometimes contamination ocd kicks in too, and it’s a struggle, but they are the best thing that has ever happened to me. Ocd will give you good days and bad days, you can be a great mom even with ocd. There are sh*tty parents who don’t have ocd so... ??♀️
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Thank you for that sweet reply, Lorette. Rachel, I totally get that and it’s also a concern of mine as well. And T, thank you for your honesty. It really helps to hear from someone who is actually living that life.
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The “good” thing is that even if we pass ocd to our children, we’ll be able to help them at the first sign, I didn’t know I had ocd or even that ocd was a thing until I was in my 20s. So I didn’t have any help as a kid when it started, cause my parents didn’t know a thing about ocd either. I know that you’ll be great moms if/when the time comes, cause my mind may be a mess, but my kids are great, healthy and happy.
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Thank you for this feed. I’ve been worrying about this a lot. I’m currently 28 and my dream has always been to have my own family but recently I’ve been feeling like I don’t feel I could cope.(I went to the doctors yesterday as I want my future children to have a happy healthy mum) I want to have all the joys that come with parent hood without ocd . We can all do this!
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- 25w
I have HOCD and my biggest dream is becoming a mother. However, with my intrusive thoughts/images I’ve stopped trying to conceive. Is there any other people that has been going through this same fear?
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- 15w
I just wanted to ask any mothers their experience with having children & the positive experiences they’ve had despite their diagnosis (even the small moments of joy)? I have always yearned to have children & grow a family however recently OCD has made me question this desire (though when I’m back to thinking rationally my heart knows I’m meant for motherhood). though I’m not oblivious to how difficult it must be, I thought it would be nice to see the good amongst the bad, not just for me but for anyone else feeling a similar way 🫶🏼
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- 14w
Hi, I was talking to my boyfriend and he went something along the lines of "I don't want to raise a child here in our country" which is understandable. We're in our twenties and don't expect to adopt for at least other 10 years, but that triggered me so much, my first response was "But what if I want to raise our child here?" because I really don't feel like moving right now and I want to stay close to my family. I told him and he, of course, went like "I mean we'll discuss about it when it's time??" but I feel like I want all the answers NOW. It's not just this, every time I am unsure about something that will happen in our future I get so triggered... is this OCD or a genuine concern? I am so confused and I don't wanna bring it up till I'm sure of its nature.
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