pregnancy worries

i use flo to track my cycle and this past period i was a day late. it automatically triggered me into thinking i was pregnant even though ive never had sex. i’ve never had intercourse with my boyfriend but i was still stressed about if sperm somehow got into me. i replayed the last time i saw my boyfriend before i got my period and there’s no possibility that i am pregnant. the day i was late i ended up getting it, and i just ended it yesterday. i know the facts, and i know im not pregnant but my mind is telling me “what if i am and im having pregnancy complications and bleeding and it’s not really my period” i don’t know why im thinking like this but its stressing me out. im hoping i just forget about it.

HosseinXD

Date posted: 14h

Don't show reaction. The best answer to OCD, is not answer to OCD. Don't check. Be with uncomfortable.

essennfemme

Date posted: 11h

@HosseinXD how long does this usually last? i’m not diagnosed

Kevin V

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 4h

@essennfemme There is no definite timeframe. It varies from person to person, from obsession to obsession. There isn't going to be a clear answer on this.

lemonberry

Date posted: 12h

Hey, I want you to know I know exactly what you’re feeling. And I know no amount of logic will truly stop OCD from happening, but I wanted to give you a scenario I went through ❤️ I was the exact same way with a past relationship. I would rethink every situation we did (we also never had intercourse!), shower/wash my hands and clothes excessively, etc. I even threw away a cute pair of shorts with absolutely no need to. It sucked!! And I’d look through the logistics of pregnancy happening, see a small percentage, and absolutely lose my mind. I see you. This is gonna sound so cliche, but you need to let it happen. You’re gonna have OCD about this for a little while, and you need to accept that you already know this is illogical and that the rest of your brain can and will catch up with that thinking. The next time you rethink a scenario just remember, you’re making a possibility out of something that isn’t possible. This is TMI, but I met a new guy and we ended up engaging in further sexual relations. After a while of freaking out, I realized that as long as we knew we were doing things safely, everything would be okay. And it’s a huge jump to go from OCD over no sex to no OCD at all with sex. I just want you to know you’ll get past this, no matter what ends up being your way of recovery❤️

essennfemme

Date posted: 11h

@lemonberry thank you so much. yeah us too we’ve done some things (tmi) and i always make sure he would wash his hands after he would … you know so it wouldn’t somehow get into me. and i still was thinking even the littlest bit got into me somehow and that’s enough to get me pregnant. idk im not diagnosed and this is stressing me out. i just went through a real period so ik its not real. i dont wanna take a pregnancy test and feed into my anxiety

Bunny7

Date posted: 11h

I had these worries when I was a virgin, then when I was sexually active I thought my fears would be so much worse but I was actually way more chill about potentially being pregnant (I was in a committed relationship and we both wanted kids eventually so I would get nervous about pregnancy scares but also a little excited) I was so much more chill about it when it could be real versus when it was 100% not a thing. Its weird to me how OCD can be like that sometimes

essennfemme

Date posted: 11h

@Bunny7 the only reasons these worries flared up because i’m tracking my period and it said i was late. i know if i wasn’t using an app and not tracking it wouldn’t be like this.

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