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I also used to freak out about being pregnant. The thoughts do not make it real, just try to remember that. There is no way you are pregnant because you’re not having sex, and part of you probably knows that but it’s hard to let go of the thought. Just hang in there and know we’re here for you :) you’re not alone
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I see. We are with you. Take a deep breathe. Get something cold if you can and put it on your forehead. Breathe in 4, hold 4, and then breathe out for 8 seconds. I know it doesn’t feel like anything is okay, trust me I have had panic disorder, panic attacks and ocd attacks for 10 hours straight with 10 minute breaks for a month. I know how awful it feels. Your mind is telling you you are in danger but in reality, nothing, and I mean NOTHING will hurt you at this moment. What else are you feeling?
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I used to have this obsession (and it still pops up now and then). I would do those exact things. The internet searches, the overanalyzing symptoms, etc. Every month I thought I was pregnant. It's your OCD talking and the less you give into what it's asking you to do (check if you're pregnant with tests, internet searches, monitoring "symptoms"), the less it will talk. It's always easier said than done but we are getting better little by little every time we work on resisting.
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thank you guys a lot. nice to have other understand
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Please if someone can reply! I really just need someone to talk to. I don’t even know how to control my OCD. It honestly feels like it’s controlling me. Everyday my mind focuses on every bodily sensation I have and it’s like a broken record player, I have horrible health anxiety and my OCD just makes it worst just thinking about it everyday. It feels like everyone who I explain it to looks at me like I’m stupid/crazy. I use to be much more tame with my OCD, I use to eat things without worry, now I can’t even touch things I use to eat without worrying that I’ll get an allergic reaction (despite eating them BEFORE,,,but my mind tells me otherwise) and omg worrying about heart attacks, pulmonary issues..and I couldn’t even enjoy my own child’s birth because my mind was on high alert thinking I would hemorrhage any second or develop pre-E (complications of postpartum) I was miserable for the first couple of months of my baby’s life and I didn’t know what to do. And now, I’m pregnant with my second (4wks) and all the OCD thoughts and anxiety is coming back at me and I have no one to talk to, I feel lonely. And even if I considered taking a pill, I’d worry about being allergic to it and refusing to take it. I ruin everything for everyone. I remember I ate out one night and I started to think “you’re gonna pass out! You’re gonna pass out! (Without ever passing out before) and I had to leave! I feel like I ruin the mood for everyone when I don’t even try to, and I hate it.
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