Does anyone else ever experience serious OCD symptoms/spikes when they’re about to get their period or even worse during ovulation? I’ve noticed some of the worst bouts of anxiety and non stop racing intrusive thoughts during these times.
Yes! I noticed during my period and like you said ovulation is the worst time! My intrusive thoughts increase as well as my compulsions. I’ve even started to get panic attacks around those days as well. I brought it up to my therapist about ocds relationship with hormones and our periods and she said they don’t have any link yet but I think researchers are looking into it. So many women have been complaining about this issue that I hope they find a correlation between the two. It’s crazy to feel like you’re getting better and then know you’ll have a setback every month. Just know you’re not alone!!
this just happened to me last week! i started to panic really late one night and it sparked a really big relapse with my harm thoughts. i was terrified and confused because i had been doing so well. it then made me so scared what happened last summer was going to repeat itself this summer. i was able to mostly recover from it after a week but i’m pretty sure it had to do with ovulation. typically that happens around my period however.
Yes. I have the same problems. I don't have the intrusive thoughts but I do have anxiety. Not only do I have anxiety with it but I'm irritable, doubting, and my everyday things I do seem to be harder.
Yes yes and 100% yes. That’s why I take the pill continuously and only get my period once a quarter cause it’s so bad
Yes! Your menstrual period causes a spike in OCD. There is a correlation between the two. I hate it because the better you get in recovery, the scarier it feels when the spike hits. That’s how I’m able to keep up with my period nowadays smh. Just remember it’s still OCD.
Yes 100 percent, I experience this too and know how frustrating it is
So sorry you guys are going through this but am thankful to know I’m not alone! Hoping eventually there is more research done to see how hormones affect ocd and anxiety symptoms because it is crazy!
Does anyone Else’s ocd flare up bad when in stressful life situations? I was doing amazing and now that I’m having some drama with my life it seems to have come back with a vengeance. Anyone else?
I want to rip out my uterus. Only my hormones can make my OCD and ability to manage it go back to square one. I am spiraling *so* hard. I cannot breathe. My PMDD is going crazy. I’m having a panic attack again. I feel so scared. The POCD is going absolutely insane right now. It feels undeniably real, and my mind keeps drifting to those awful thoughts and what feels like exploring them?? but I can’t for the life of me stop some of these compulsions right now. I was trying to watch something to get my mind off of this but ended up getting triggered twice, so my anxiety is a 10 and I can’t seem to calm down. This panic attack is tuned all the way up.
Does anyone else ever feel like they don’t feel “bad enough” to have OCD, or that they don’t feel “the right way” for it? Or like they’re just saying they have OCD as an excuse? Because i was so much better for like 3 weeks now and now im on my period and i started doubting again. So because of that im scared that i was feeling to good and that my fear is actually true.
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