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Why parents with OCD suffer from harm thoughts about children

My intrusive thoughts are about my children getting hurt and I love them so much that thinking these things feels like torture.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The depth of love has intensified the mind's capacity to generate images of loss, turning care into a source of torment.

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