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OCD and perimenopause

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beth54337
beth54337

So this is what I think is happening to me and it is really getting to me.I had intrusive thoughts after the birth of my 4 th child and it lasted for about 6 months,but I finally accepted the thoughts as just that and it went away.This time seems much harder,because the thoughts are of me losing my mind and reality.When I have these thoughts it makes my stomach feel weird because of fear,then that causes anxiety and it just keeps feeding itself.It really sucks,because I know I am here and everyone around me is here,but my mind is playing tricks on me.I was

mostly fine today,but then I was reading about adrenaline rushes and someone commented and said they developed schizophrenia during perimenopauseSo,and that triggered the thoughts.I thought what if that is me.It sucks and I want it to stop,but I know the more I think about it the more it's there.Anybody have any words of wisdom about intrusive thoughts and how to avoid them.

God Bless

 

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  • laura26665
    laura26665 beth54337

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    I can relate. I've been getting more intrusive thoughts. I'm doing my best to ignore them. Everyone has thoughts, but with OCD we start obsessing over them. The term is Pure OCD. There is a lot of info on YouTube.

    • beth54337
      beth54337 laura26665

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      It should be called pure hell.All of this hormonal s***t,should be called hellmonal.lol
  • megan41226
    megan41226 beth54337

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    This side of perimenopause sucks... my OCD changes. Intrusive thoughts to germs to health. im struggling to function ... HELP!

  • megan41226
    megan41226 beth54337

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    This side of perimenopause sucks... my OCD changes. Intrusive thoughts to germs to health. im struggling to function ... HELP!

  • dawn05674
    dawn05674 beth54337

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    Hi,

    my pure OCD focuses on my marriage, which causes me great distress. I know it is hormonal as it affected after both my babies, at the start of peri in my early 40s and now in late peri in my early 50s.

    It's a nightmare as my ADs dont work anymore (Iknow that can happen in the menopause transition).

    I take HRT and it is helping most other symptoms but the OCD - as well as nightsweats - remain.

    Please can anyone give me hope that it might improve in the future xx

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