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When love and terror occupy the same space

I keep having intrusive thoughts about harming my newborn even though I love her desperately and I'm too ashamed to tell anyone.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

You are experiencing the particular hell of postpartum intrusive thoughts where your deepest love generates your greatest fears.

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