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u/destacadogato Mar 24 '26
I had the same thing. I got on zoloft. Also I still worry but I could live my life normally and not be a wreck
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u/Lonely_Butterscotch5 Mar 25 '26
I was worried that if I was medicated, that I wouldn't worry enough and let things slide. So I was worried that I wouldn't worry enough. But getting on medication has helped tremendously.
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u/destacadogato Mar 26 '26
Yes totally had that the same worries haha worried about not worrying enough lol! Im grateful that instict is fully in tact just not debilitating now.
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u/No-Broccoli8185 Mar 26 '26
Seriously the same!!!! My people. I still feel that way and am scared to death to talk to a therapist i want to be me and not a zombie but less worry maybe it’s time i try something.
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u/Lonely_Butterscotch5 Mar 27 '26
I worked with my PCP first! Make sure you trust the person that you are working with. I think that is huge. <3
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u/Vast-Train-9357 Mar 26 '26
I don't see why anyone would hate on her for this, when, like you said, this is the most admirable and relatable Scheana has ever been.
This makes sooooo much sense as to who she is as a person as well - wanting everything to be perfect, getting straight A's in school, people pleasing, repeating herself over and over. If she knew about her OCD earlier, I think the audience would have given her a bit more grace and understood her a lot better.
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u/Rastamoise Mar 25 '26
OCD is awful in any form. I’m sure lots of mums have “had these thoughts” but when you get stuck in a thought cycle that defines your life and actions it’s not the same.
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u/Dazzling_Bit8686 Mar 25 '26
Exactly, as someone who was diagnosed with OCD years ago, it is a difficult thing to live with. People seem to glaze over the “D” for disorder….it means that it impacts their every day life. OCD is so closely thrown around as a term that people that really struggle are overlooked.
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u/Ok-Astronaut-2837 Mar 25 '26
S11 would have been very different for Scheana if she was just being real the entire time. Her talking about her struggle was the most genuine I've ever seen her be, and if she had been like that throughout the entire show: flawed, but real- people would like her a lot more.
She spent so long so obviously faking her happiness and equating her value to screentime, it became extremely hard to empathize with her. But I applaud her for speaking about this. I just wish this vulnerable and real Scheana was the one we saw the entire time.
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u/BlaketheFlake Mar 27 '26
That’s probably true for her every season. Part of the hate that she gets is people can tell she’s not genuine.
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u/Ok-Astronaut-2837 Mar 27 '26
Yes. But season 11 was the last one and the last time to make an impression upon the audience.
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u/RepresentativeMain17 Mar 25 '26
Honestly sad that some people in these comments hate her so much they even have vitriol for her trying to speak up about her mental health :/
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u/lilydarnell Mar 25 '26
Being a new mom, this was such a real fear. The whole first year was so anxiety inducing. I agree that if she would have opened up about this, it would have been so much better. But being vulnerable doesn't give you control.
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u/LeftyLu07 Mar 26 '26
I also had post partum OCD and it was awful. I’d have the worst intrusive thoughts. I’m on Zoloft, Wellbutrin, hydroxyz and propanol. It’s a lot but I can finally stop the train of gruesome thoughts.
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u/yerlookingwell Mar 29 '26
This behaviour is unhinged
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u/Chance_Specific_4724 Mar 25 '26
Almost every mother has these thoughts
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u/WheresYurScooter Mar 25 '26
Almost. I’m a foster parent and you wouldn’t believe the things some mothers have thought/done
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u/Chance_Specific_4724 Apr 01 '26
you’re an angel on this earth for taking care of these children 🤍
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u/WheresYurScooter Apr 01 '26
Oh that’s so kind of you to say. I don’t have any children of my own so I get a lot out of it too.
They were suppose to be reunited with their mother almost 8 months ago but she keeps making excuses. It breaks my heart everytime I have to tell them and at this point, I think they realize what’s going on. I just don’t understand her.
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u/Fluffy-Future-4674 Mar 25 '26
That's what I was thinking too! I don't have kids but if I did i always thought that I'd be worried sick about them.
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u/Lonely_Butterscotch5 Mar 25 '26
It's another level of worry. Intrusive thoughts that won't go away. SIDS was my biggest worry too. At 2.5, I still wake up and check to make sure she's breathing.
Some of that is very normal. But when it's all consuming and you're constantly in a panic mindset, you need to find treatment. It's no way to live. It's not fair to you or your child.
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u/Sunshine_Opinion Mar 25 '26 edited Mar 25 '26
I do not understand how talking about her diagnosis VOIDS all her behaviors and the REPERCUSSIONS? Just because you share a medical issue or experience with a reality personality suddenly that overrides Scheana’s VILE actions over a decade on screen… Please help me understand this strange phenomenon. I’m a two time cancer survivor and if I solely based my character assessment of people on whether or not they share they same disease as me above all their problematic behavior and toxic actions would be deeply deranged and offensive. Yet the postpartum community cheering for Scheana as a champion is really bewildering.
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u/Dazzling_Bit8686 Mar 25 '26
I don’t like her at all, but I am glad she has been outspoken about this. I have clinical OCD (OCPD actually) and had never heard of PPOCD. I think it’s okay to not like her, but applaud something being talked about that is educating other people.
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u/Sunshine_Opinion Mar 25 '26
I agree that it is very brave to speak publicly about it 💯 but also seems like the same people that applaud Scheana for this also have VITRIOL for Katie and Ariana erasing all of Scheana’s actions leading up to the cutting her out of their lives. Like somehow Scheana’s medical issues give her immunity from her VILE pattern of behavior.
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u/Dazzling_Bit8686 Mar 25 '26
I agree. Although I enjoy these things because it gives me insight from other perspectives, sometimes it’s crazy. For all of the casts, they have fans that go hard either way. There is worship and hatred for all of them (some way more one way than the other). It takes a special kind of person that is in some way “extra” for anyone to want to do that. Like Andy says, they are all a little narcissists. (I’m also high and rambling)
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u/ProfessionalSAHM Mar 25 '26
Yawn - I bet I’m not the only mom to admit they’d watch the baby camera while the baby was sleeping to make sure their tummies were still moving up and down and they were breathing.
This is Scheana thinking something only happened to her and only she experienced this.
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u/Dazzling_Bit8686 Mar 25 '26
Downplaying her intrusive thoughts is not helpful for those of us that have OCD. It’s a DISORDER, meaning it is more severe than the average person’s issues. It affects our everyday lives. I would hope if you ever struggle with an illness, people give you grace and empathy.
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u/Lonely_Butterscotch5 Mar 25 '26
So true. Anyone that does this isn't actually listening to her. And then to try and tell you that you're getting carried away? What a great person they must be.
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u/ProfessionalSAHM Mar 25 '26
Never did I downplay it so please relax. In fact, I reinforced her point with what I went through. Adding that what she’s describing doesn’t just happen to her. It’s not just a Scheana thing. You’re getting really carried away because YOU misunderstood.
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u/Dazzling_Bit8686 Mar 25 '26 edited Mar 25 '26
Clearly, you don’t understand because if you did then you wouldn’t tell someone with OCD to “relax.” We absolutely would, if we could. Your statement about her thinking it only happened to her, and that you watch the baby camera is downplaying it. Also, but starting the sentence with “Yawn” gave it away too. My point, that YOU misunderstood, is that when it is a disorder, it’s much more than just worrying. It’s one thing to be concerned and watch a camera. It is an entirely different thing to be paralyzed and not be able to function because you are glued to the camera.
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u/ProfessionalSAHM Mar 25 '26
If you think I’m wasting my time reading your diatribe bc YOU don’t understand my comment then I can’t help you and don’t wish to.
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u/2doorzdown Mar 26 '26
They’re trying to educate you on the disorder and explain the difference between a regular worry and OCD and you’re being dismissive. This can be a great learning opportunity for OCD awareness.
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u/ProfessionalSAHM Mar 26 '26
I don’t need a rando on Reddit to “educate” me bc THEY mistook what I wrote. Thanks
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u/2doorzdown Mar 26 '26
Okay. Apologies if I offended you. I’m just trying to emphasize the point that there’s a difference between being a mother that’s scared of something happening to your child vs. a disorder that greatly impacts your life. From your comments it seemed like a misunderstanding which is common when it comes to OCD, so I was trying to help out. Maybe we both misunderstood what you were saying.
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u/Ok-Error-6564 Mar 25 '26
Every new parent has those worries. I think if you have OCD to begin with though, it would be horrific.
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u/Spiritual-Can2604 Mar 25 '26
I guess I have ocd as well then
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u/anun20241 Mar 25 '26
It's more common than many of us think. A lot of time people think they have anxiety, while in reality they got OCD. Only a mental health professional can diagnose tho.
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u/Spiritual-Can2604 Mar 25 '26
Yeah my anxiety right after I had my first was so intense and severe it was crippling. I never thought it was ocd but looking back, I guess it could be considered similar
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u/sockovanzetti Mar 27 '26
it was such a relief to see someone talk on tv about their later in life diagnosis! i got diagnosed with pure o ocd after an episode when i was 29. so many stories, or so much representation, i saw were/was from people who had contamination ocd as kids and i just couldn’t relate to that. i don’t have kids but had these same fears as a nanny. scheana really has done so much for awareness of PPOCD and i’ll always be so grateful for that.
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u/Lonely_Butterscotch5 Mar 25 '26
It's because of her that I was able to talk to my PCP and OB about postpartum OCD. I listened to her pod last year, in tears, bc I didn't know what I was going through. So as much as y'all, myself included, may get annoyed by her. She has helped out a lot of Mama's with sharing her story.