Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) Support Group
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a psychiatric disorder, more specifically, an anxiety disorder. OCD is manifested in a variety of forms, but is most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive (repetitive, distressing, intrusive) thoughts and related compulsions (tasks or rituals) which attempt to neutralize the obsessions.
I've only talked about this with a therapist and my husband, but I have reoccurring thoughts about pregnancy. You know how some/if not most women want to get pregnant, get upset if they don't conceived quickly or at all, etc.? I am completely the opposite. I'm 36 years old and am terrified of pregnancy, giving birth, and having a kid, and my husband and I consider ourselves to be a “childfree” couple. To make matters worse, I can’t take any kind of hormonal birth control because it makes me even more depressed (I’ve been diagnosed with OCD, PTSD, depression, and anxiety).
And to make this even crazier, my husband had a vasectomy three years ago in order to, well, help us both out. I thought once he had it that I would be fine, but I was wrong. It’s ruining our sex lives because I don’t “trust the vasectomy” even after he’s had three free and clear semen analysis. Sigh. I’m lucky, I have a good relationship, but I’m to where I really don’t want to have sex anymore even though I like sex and love my husband. I'm contemplating getting my tubes tied, but...that seems kind of nuts.
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It's bedtime but I heated up some coffee to take my pills with and made a fresh pot so I can have some as soon as I wake up tomorrow a.m. I've been on a roll for 2 days with cleaning and getting other stuff done. I bought a new cell phone about a week ago and I've been having some issues. I stopped at Verizon and a nice young man jumped in to help. As a result, I was able to get an iced...
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of the pain of childbirth. And didn't want to raise a child. But I could take birth control.
And now at 63 and having gone through extremely painful physical things. I'm not
so terrified at the thought of the pain. Especially when you get a baby at the end.
But I'm still glad it never happened.