OCD relapse
I had my hysterectomy September 2024. I kept my ovaries. Within days of recovery my OCD was back after 6 years of having it mostly under control. I remember having to walk to my daughter’s bus stop because I had an immense fear she’d get off the bus and it’d run her over. I started having intrusive thoughts about absolutely every terrible thing that could happen to the point I started doing my ritualistic behaviors again. I’m just posting here to see if anyone experienced a relapse of mental illness after their hysterectomy? Did you find out what caused the relapse? Was it a hormone thing or was it just the stress of the recovery? My OCD is worse than it’s ever been. To the point I’m ruining my kids childhoods because the stupid intrusive thoughts are so horrendous and feel so real I can’t let them do anything.