The hardest theme as a mom

Having ocd can either make life difficult or painful or both depending on the theme(s). For me it’s painful. My ocd latches onto my children. I have very upsetting harm and pocd intrusive thoughts. Sometimes it’s easy to shrug them off but other times the ocd makes it seem likes it’s me thinking these things and it feels so real and it has me so depressed. I never used to see any parents posting about this but recently there have been a few. I know it’s really hard to talk about but sharing can help us all feel less alone and more supported. I’m grateful to anyone that offers support because I feel so defeated lately. 😞

Username: clrich2014clrich2014

Date posted: 16w ago

If your talking about intrusive harm thoughts I've had then about my loved ones and pets and even random people lately. I've did alot of research and it does say OCD attacks the things we value the most! I know it's so hard to understand I'm struggling also! Prayers to you!!!

Username: AnonymousAnonymous

Date posted: 16w ago

I have harm ocd about my kid too

Username: HoneyPoohBearHoneyPoohBear

Date posted: 16w ago

I just started experiencing POCD after I had my third child. Sometimes my thoughts latch onto my children, which is the most upsetting. And at other times it's about other children or anyone younger than me. I have literally felt like I could throw up or "jump out of my skin" because the anxiety is so bad.

Username: Iloverowdy12Iloverowdy12

Date posted: 16w ago

You aren’t alone mama ❤️

Username: Kitten32Kitten32

Date posted: 11w ago

Hey you’re not alone. i have harm OCD towards me son. I’d be happy to chat if you need a friend

Username: HopefulMama

Date posted: 1y ago

Mom with Harm OCD

Hi - I’m a Mom of 3 with Harm OCD. I’ve had OCD for a long time since I was a teen, prior to kids. It’s been harm/sexual orientation, etc. pretty much every theme at some point. My harm OCD got set off so badly by the Lindsay Clancy case back in January. It seemed to settle down for awhile and now is so bad again. I question if it’s even OCD at this point or if I’m actually an awful person wanting to do these things. I’m really struggling. The thoughts feel like urges and it’s all day long. I think of the case everyday wondering and trying to figure out if it was OCD that she had that turned into her losing control and feel sick to my stomach then panic that will be me. Any other Mom’s out there dealing with similar issues? Thank you.🤍

Username: xokyaxo

Date posted: 44w ago

The worst kind

The worst is when ocd latches on to your children. I’ve been having intrusive thoughts about my daughter that have me so depressed. I know none of it is true but the ocd really tries to convince me that it is. Any other parents experience this??

Username: hopefulxmess

Date posted: 29w ago

Please tell me other parent have been through this

Lately my ocd is latching onto my children. In my opinion, for me, this is the most painful and most debilitating theme of ocd. My daughter asked me to help her wash and rinse the shampoo from her hair while she was in the shower because she has thick hair and sometimes she has trouble shampooing and rinsing it all out. A normal, common task for me. At some point I caught a glimpse of her private area and my ocd immediately tried to make me believe I looked intentionally. I know I didn’t and I know I do not think of her or any child in that way but now my ocd has me questioning myself. I was just doing what I always do so I don’t remember at what point I saw it. Was I reaching for and looking down for the shampoo when I saw it or was I reaching up to her hair and saw it as I looked up? Did I look due to just normal human tendency to look where we know we’re not supposed to and if that’s the case does that make me horrible? I’m driving myself insane trying to prove I do NOT feel or think that way about her. I don’t want to live if this is how my brain works. Ocd is evil and this is the hardest kind of intrusive thought to get past. 😩

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