Fear of being pregnant

[RN86]

Ive been having anxiety about being pregnant..it gets to the point where i make myself sick..its all i think about. I start to feel pregnant with most of the symptoms.. i took at least 10 pregnancy tests and all negative and even got my period and i still think im pregnant. I fear the pregnancy process, and not wanting to be pregnant at this time...i try to live my life with no stress..but this has become an issue for me

I was diagnosed with OCD a couple of years ago

I have a few things that i have to do and if i dont do it i go crazy
How can i help myself calm down without medication...I feel so sick...its getting bad :( :(
Can a doctor prescribe me something for my paranoia and anxiety :(

[Sr388]

I can't believe other people are experiencing this, too.
I had a pregnancy scare last month. My ex and I hooked up, we used a condom and withdrew. I knew there was no way I could be pregnant, but my body was like clockwork and my period always came on time, so when it was late, I started freaking out (which of course, delayed it more). It came eventually, right before I took a pregnancy test, actually. So I'm okay now. However, I still notice a sort of worry in the back of my mind that I might be pregnant. I have my period right now, and I'm still just stuck on the thought that I'm pregnant and don't know it. I'm worried the thoughts will get worse and in the future, prevent me from getting intimate with people I love.

[wgbirdy]

Oh my gosh. There are people going through the same thing that I am going through. Suddenly I don't feel as alone - although I am sorry for your suffering and wish that this awful anxiety and terrible panic didn't happen to you guys as well!

My boyfriend, whom I haven't seen in about 1.5 months and haven't had sex with for about 7 weeks, had sex frequently, but I was always on oral contraceptives and he used the pull-out method religiously and also condoms (although not as intensely). Yet I can't shake the thought that I'm pregnant. I've taken two at-home tests (both negative) and even had a period, but the fact that the period was a little lighter and different from what it had been like before is driving me crazy. But I do get the feeling that if even everything showed that I'm not pregnant, I would still be afraid... it's really terrifying!

[Aras687]

Can you tell me what helped you get over these thoughts because I'm going through this right now

[lanne33]

All of these posts are old but reading them makes me feel a little less crazy knowing there are people who feel the exact same way I do. Pregnancy is biggest fear. Ive been diagnosed with OCD and anxiety and take medication for it. I know if i wasn't on the meds the pregnancy anxiety would be much worse but it is still present. I find myself always buying tests whenever I go grocery shopping, even if i haven't had sex recently. If I run out of tests I have to go get more, for the constant fear that I will be pregnant and not know it. I had sex about 3 weeks ago and have taken a test every day since that night, all of them negative. We didn't use protection but he did not ejaculate in me, and I'm on birth control. But I find myself worrying about precum, and what if my birth control is not working for some reason. I have the arm implant birth control so I get my period once every three months, which honestly makes my anxiety worse. Ive spent so much money on tests and time worrying, I just hope one day I will get through this.

[crazycrazycrazy]

I feel exactly the same... as you. I had all kind of checks, over 10 pregnancy tests at home, 2 at the doctors' place - all negative; i have my period every month and I even had a routine check at the gynecologist and she made a trans vaginal ultrasound to check for some ovary problem...which is probably the biggest prove and still i am so worried i might be pregnant! it's getting so bad.. now i'm sure im just making up all my symptoms and i know it can't be possible especially since the gyn examination but still i'm still so scared. i don't know what to do. i think i'm just crazy, i keep worrying about it all the time and feeling bad. i'm afraid to tell to people, cause it's just ridiculous and crazy....! and yeah it's getting bad because of checking for what seem to be incredible stories of people giving birth without knowing..
How did you overcome this, it's been already more than 4 months now with my obsession since i had my fist sexual experience.. i don't know what to do about it!

[Michaellaaa955]

Ohmygosh . ive been taking a lot of pregnancy tests and theyre always negative.i have my period normally. But I still freak out! I try to decide between suicide and obsessively googling ways to hide it or detect it or get rid of it and this is taking over my life.. the worst part is that he never even came in me. he pulled out wayyy before on both of the ties we had it unprotected. im on the pill. and the 3 other times we used condoms and they never broke or got holes or anything.. ohmygosh I just wanna know for sure and feel okay again!!

[anonanon123]

is there an email i can reach you on so that i dont put details out publicly?