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Understanding intrusive thoughts as a new parent

I keep having intrusive thoughts about dropping my baby or forgetting her in the car and I am scared I am going crazy.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The normal psychological phenomenon of intrusive thoughts is being interpreted as evidence of danger or mental illness rather than hyperprotective brain function.

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