Intrusive thoughts - am I going crazy?

You are not going crazy. Everything will be fine. It may be your hormones or just that you need some mental health support. Yes please see a doctor x

You're not going crazy! Intrusive and impulsive thoughts are actually very, very common, and normal.

If you feel like it is affecting you day to day and having an impact on your daily activities, it might be beneficial for you to talk to someone professional, to get advice on how to manage it. I suffer with this too and find it is actually getting worse the older my baby is getting. I haven't spoken to anyone about it yet though. Xx

I have this all day every day, like when I walk down the stairs with her in my arms 'what if I miss a step and fall and she hits her head on the floor', or 'what if this lift breaks down and we're stuck, I haven't got enough formula with me'... but as soon as the thought comes, it goes again so I just ignore it 🤣 I don't know if it's normal or not, I just thought it was part of the protection instinct that comes with having a little baby solely reliant on us keeping them safe. My partner gets it a bit too so figured it wasn't necessarily a hormonal thing, but maybe it is x

Just our lil juicy brains keeping us on our toes to keep baby safe x

Intrusive thoughts are common but because you had a car crash at 36 weeks it seems that that trauma is causing your mind to go into overdrive! I would speak to a doctor or health visitor and go to a few group therapy sessions to help you process what happened and to hopefully help those awful thoughts at bay.

@Amy I have the same thoughts 😂 Yeah it’s the same for me, when the thought comes, it goes again. I just felt like there was something wrong with me lol but seems a lot of mums go through this x

@Selen Thank you. I’ll see how it goes, but if it gets worse then I’ll definitely see a doctor x

@Jayde Thank you! That’s good to know 🙂

@Laura It’s not impacting my daily activities, like, I’ll still go out and do things but I just wasn’t sure if there was something wrong with me but seems a lot of mums go through this. I’m sorry to hear it’s got worse for you. If it gets worse for me then I’ll definitely seek help. Hope you get the help you need 💛

@Lucy Thank you, it could possibly be due to this. I’ll see how it goes but if it gets worse then I’ll definitely see someone x

I have them. Usually they involve me doing things to baby like. Like throw the baby out the window/ down the stairs. What if you stand on their head it might go pop. They get worse then that. I don't want to do any of them, I usually end up going tad extreme guys, tad extreme! Can we tone it down. I got referred to a mental health team a while ago and I just talk to them about the crazy thought and it helps them go away for a while.

I have similar worries when walking down the stairs or going for a long drive re running out of formula or dropping him or worrying about hot water or hot things going near him It’s normal So sorry you had a car accident at 36 weeks - that must have been tough

I’m a mental health OT. PNA can be common for many women so no harm seeking some support on this🩷