Parents and mums to be…….

Hey, my OCD was diagnosed during pregnancy and I was diagnosed with maternal OCD. It’s obvious I’ve had OCD for many years but during my pregnancy is when it was at its worst. I’m now 6 weeks post partum and I do still struggle but I’m coping, I’ve never regretted having him and my POCD thoughts are now pretty much non-existent or don’t bother me when I get them. Don’t get me wrong my themes have changed and I’m now struggling with suicidal OCD and the fear of developing a serious mental health condition but that’s because I so badly want to be alive and be there for my son. ERP is the gold standard therapy so once you’ve started that you will probably feel completely different. You’ve got this, but if you’re considering a termination purely because of OCD I would say don’t do it !!! It’s your OCD feeding into your values and what you care about again x

Speak to your GP and as you get further into your pregnancy the maternity team. As you’re pregnant you’ll be referred and seen to much quicker. They’ll do a full psychological assessment and then set you up with a treatment plan. —— In the meantime discuss this with your partner, all your concerns etc. It takes a village to raise a child and familial support will get you through your bad bouts of OCD. If you can afford to go private do it… you need ERP & ACT therapy.

Hey UK momma! You’re already showing signs of bravery and a desire to heal which is a great mindset for OCD recovery! Other moms have walked through intense suicidal darkness as a result of OCD, especially POCD for months on end, and know how devastating and terrifying it can be! However, treatment and healing actually exist for you! ERP will help you get better, and you can feel like yourself again! If you haven’t had the chance to connect with an NOCD therapist, you can schedule a free call today and get started with treatment! ERP through NOCD has been the life changing treatment that many of us searched for in other therapists and couldn’t find until we heard about NOCD. I personally know how intense, hopeless and devastating your theme feels before treatment, but there is true relief and a full, beautiful life with your partner and three children on the other side of this! I’m cheering for you!

You are on the NOCD app, are you able to get a therapist on this app? They are all trained to work with OCD, with the right therapist and tools you can manage your OCD. Also hormones can intensify everything any way and now adding OCD to the mix may make it more difficult. You are not alone. I have a 16 year, I just found an OCD therapist over a year ago, I have weekly individual and group therapy. Don’t let OCD take away more than it already has, with the proper therapy you can do this. It took me 50 years to find the RIGHT help for OCD, you are in the right place.

What had changed since the two other children? Because what seemed like no problem before suddenly is now. I think by doing an abortion you giving in to a compulsion. That is avoiding anxiety which is not a good solution. You did good so far with your other children so why should it be a problem now. I think your upcoming newborn should be a good practice to do ERP with a therapist because you really need support. I am afraid you will regret getting an abortion if you recover from OCD.

Thanks for you reply. I think I’m also pretty badly depressed with it all as well which really doesn’t help. I was all up for ERP therapy to combat this awful disorder but then the first therapist I saw made me lose a lot of faith in their profession for OCD treatment and I just don’t know where to turn to. It is purely because I don’t want to go through what OCD might do to me that I am considering a termination, as I have been so close to suicide too many times and desperate to enjoy pregnancy and baby but feel like I can’t go through it all with the OCD monster looming over me. X

I went through the same thing 1 year ago when my first born was born. I was officially diagnosed with PPD but as the months passed, my therapist found out that I have postpartum anxiety and ocd. I didn’t want to admit I had more problems, but a good friend told me that postpartum of any form can happen with any child. Some get it with their first child, but then none at the next. The mental health varies and it’s very unexpected. What’s important is recognize it and find the help that you need. You are already taking the first step. You are doing great!

My OCD has gone from intrusive thoughts to intrusive feelings and just seems to have got worse this year as I’ve had a lot going on. It likes to throw nasty thoughts at me and then try to start telling me it wasn’t just a thought at all but that I’ve actually done these horrible things, like it wants to convince me of false memories. It’s all really horrible and twisted. It just seems to constantly change its ways of getting at me. When I was pregnant first time ten years ago I didn’t know I had OCD but it was there affecting me anxiety about a miscarriage or something going wrong in my pregnancy. It was the same with my daughter 18 months later, I didn’t know I had OCD but I was constantly anxious about something going wrong. One specialist has said I have responsibility OCD with a set of subtypes. The worst thing my OCD has done recently was to start trying to make me feel like I would actually do terrible things!

Bjurn yes you are right, I think I am just very tired of it all and very very scared

I had PPD with my daughter in 2014, only way I got through it was leaving the awful relationship I was in with her and her my sons dad as he really didn’t help the situation at all! I just honestly can’t hack how real the thoughts OCD can throw at you feel!