Hello, I'm not sure if I belong here because I do not know for sure if I have PTSD but I do have OCD and anxiety.

I've had this problem for as long as I can remember: I am scared of babies. Especially hearing a baby cry. Not just the "Boy, that baby cry is very annoying!" sort of thing but a "I just want to fall down and cry" sort of feeling. I don't know why. Sometimes I will see a picture of a baby and want to cry. Thankfully, whenever there is an actual baby nearby, I can keep it together mostly. Inside, though, I'm hoping that I don't have to interact with it or do anything like that. I'm sure I come across as very callous.

It was a heck of a lot worse when I was a kid. My brother has autism and when we were younger he cried a lot. I've always thought that had something to do with it.

Sometimes I get these weird thoughts or things that feel like "flashbacks" or daydreams, and they feel so real that I want to cry. Common themes for these thoughts are babies, children, family, parents, toys, childhood.