I know this is a super weird question, and maybe it’s not an OCD subtype…but maybe there are other people on here that won’t think I’m nuts! 🙃 I am terrified of getting pregnant. I have actually been that way since a young child, and have LOTS of rituals I am working to stop around it. Is there a specific type of OCD that is? Thank you in advance!
I have this too. I don’t think there’s a subtype for this, I think it’s just the paranoia of OCD mixing with a type of fear. I am terrified of getting pregnant ,being pregnant , and being a mother, an I don’t really care for babies on top of that. I’ve been like this for as long as I can remember, and I struggled with it to a point where I didn’t even like being around other pregnant people, it gave me anxiety.
@Anonymous3914 Oh my gosh! That is really neat. It is a very isolating feeling, so it is cool that someone else gets it. My younger sister recently got pregnant and that really has been doing a number on my OCD.
I totally get that . my best friend who knows about this condition is planning to have a lot of kids and I had to tell her that it would be very hard for me to be around her when she is pregnant and she completely understood. So I do have support against this condition in some ways. I can’t imagine trying to go through this alone and not being able to talk to somebody about it. It’s interesting to see somebody else though that has it since I thought really I was the only one to an extent.
@Anonymous3914 Thank you for sharing! I had trouble when my friend got pregnant too, but she was super sensitive to make sure to not talk about it in front of me unless I was okay with it and never pressured me. A support system makes all the difference. It’s hard because I feel like most people don’t get it and I worry I come off as rude.
I try not to come off rude as well, but i’ve had these situation where people are you know excited to be pregnant and they want you to like feel the baby kicking an all that. But after declining multiple times and they’re just not getting it , I’ve had to snap at people and they just end up look at me weirdly. It makes me feel bad.
@Anonymous3914 Oh that’s super hard! I have just ended up leaving multiple things, I don’t want to rain on someone’s parade but there is also only so much I can handle before I lose it
Yes! I have a horrible fear of getting pregnant to the point I stressed myself out so bad I made my period late and then stressed because my period came late. And also learned the hard way not to Google "can you get your period and still be pregnant?" 🙃
@FallForest I am currently going through that right now! It is really not helpful that every sign of PMS can also be a sign of early pregnancy…Google and I are serious frenemies.
@Edie19 Yes! The worst part is that I wasn't having s*x so the odds of me being pregnant were pretty much 0. But that didn't stop my brain from convincing me I might be 🙃
@FallForest I’ve been there too! But now I’m married and I’m still struggling with this and I know it’s taking a toll on my husband. I just wish I could turn it off!
Girl that’s wild, sorry you had to go through that
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.
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😭
I am extremely afraid to get pregnant because of these can anyone please help me. I have OCD, and it involves thought-action fusion. Because of my OCD, I struggle to logically understand how thoughts could turn into actions.What is meant by thoughts are thoughts only. I feel like my thoughts might turn into actions just because I think them in detail ( ex if i think something bad with detaily who meet accident then it will happen to my family also )Can thoughts really turn into actions if I think about them deeply? Can anyone please help me 🙏🙏😭
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