7 Most Common Types of Intrusive Thoughts in New Moms & Dads

 

Are you having thoughts of harming your baby or thoughts of harm coming to your baby? These thoughts are a lot more common than we think. It's just that no one talks about them.

Here is a list of the 7 most common types of intrusive thoughts in both new moms and dads.

My name is Thai-An. I am a Postpartum Therapist in Oklahoma City. My passion is to bring awareness about postpartum depression and anxiety symptoms and to help shed stigma around these topics.

When we can talk about intrusive thoughts openly, we can shed the shame that comes with them and begin to heal.

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In this video, learn the 7 categories of common obsessive, intrusive thoughts found in postpartum women and men. They are a common symptom of postpartum anxiety and postpartum OCD, and while they feel frightening and intense, are completely treatable.

They include thoughts of:

  1. suffocation/sudden infant death (SIDS)

  2. accidents

  3. ideas or urges of intentional harm

  4. losing the baby

  5. illness

  6. unacceptable sexual thoughts

  7. contamination