Could someone tell me please if during pregnancy it's possible that your OCD can get worse ?

No problem! And if you ever feel down, remember we're always here!

Thanks! It means a lot coming from you. Btw I consider what you said a reality check. You can leave my advice, I'm in no way a professional. I only want you to know that we're all in this together, and I sincerely hope we all overcome this.

Glad you're better! You'd better stay away from overdrive triggers.

Good to hear you’ve calmed a bit

Thanks <3

Well, mood swings are common in pregnancy so there's a high chance it can affect ur OCD (btw congrats if you are!).

Haha thanks but I dont know if I'm pregnant . I just have gigantic mood swings since 2 weeks . I always had mood swings but never soooooo often and so quick . So I'm just wondering

Well, if you're not sure you can do a pregnancy test. But I think it happens to everyone who has OCD. I always have anxiety during the day but after 6 I start to relax a bit.

I'll do test in the morning . But it's different than normally . I just feel so weird like my anxiety has no pattern this time . And usually my OCD had a pattern and I understood it . But now I feel unstable

Maybe because you're worried from the notion of being truly pregnant(I am not judging you at all btw) and the burden of having a child. Please take this with a grain of salt!

I've noticed that anytime I'm more anxious/stressed than normal, it sends my OCD into overdrive. I wonder if maybe the added anxiety of not knowing is causing yours to also go into overdrive. Congrats if you are!!!

@hopefully to be honest I'd like these symptoms to be pregnancy cause it would be a relief. I'm more worried I'm going mad .

@clckr but how your overdrive looks like ?

Just relax for the time being and try to let those mood swings come and go as they please. They aren't doing you any good. When you wake up tomorrow do the test, and even if you aren't pregnant believe that you are going to be better. I think everyone here has been through a lot worse.

Thanks for answering :) . It's probably overdrive. But pregnancy would be nice . However I'll try to relax . And I'll do what you reccomend with mood swings

@Clckr omg I'm so sorry it sounds terrible. I hope you wont get overdrive ever again . Maybe I have my kind of overdrive now

Thanks :) you're so nice

Thank you!

@Clckr have you ever thought that the compulsions won't help you? It's just your mind, try to distract yourself and please try to see a therapist if it gets worse.

I'm not a professional, just been dealing with this since 5th grade lol. I've learned a lot, but I still have a buuuuunch to learn lol. You're 100% right, we're all in this together. People can empathize to an extent, but people with OCD are the only people who truly know what we're going through, how it makes us feel and the emotional and physical toll it takes on us. We all need to stick together ?

Hey . Little update. I'm not pregnant. :) like clckr sai it was overdrive I calmed down , did some mindfulness exercises and I'm feeling better. Thank you two for your answers I literally have noone who understands me , only people in this app :). @clckr my mother also says things like that , for example yesterday she told me that if I had a boss who would yell at me for not doing my job perfectly and would be checking what I do all the time I wouldn't be so depressed :)

(Cause yesterday was a national depression day awareness in Poland ). I understand how you feel when your mother doesnt support your mental health