Intrusive Thoughts in Motherhood: When to Seek Support - with BABCP Specialist Laura Greenwood
🤍 91% of mothers report having intrusive thoughts. The real number is probably higher.
Most do not feel safe saying it out loud. Because the fear of being judged as a bad mother, or worse, as someone who should not be trusted with their child, is enough to keep those thoughts buried.
Laura Greenwood, Therapist, speaks to something that is far more common in motherhood than most people realise.
Intrusive thoughts are not a reflection of who you are or what you want. They are just thoughts.
Having them does not make the events they depict any more likely to occur.
But knowing when to seek support matters.
If these thoughts are distressing, interrupting daily life, or preventing you from doing things you want to do, speaking to a professional is worth considering. If thoughts of harming yourself or your baby do not feel distressing, or if there is any urge to act on them, seeking immediate support is important.
You do not have to carry this alone, and you do not have to wait until things feel unbearable to reach out.
Have you ever felt like you could not talk about the harder parts of motherhood for fear of being judged?
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