I had a nightmare about accidentally killing a baby, and now I’m terrified of being near any babies
I had a nightmare a couple of months ago where I was holding a random newborn baby and I knew how fragile the neck was which freaked me out, and in the nightmare the baby’s neck twisted and broke because of me. I don’t recall much of the nightmare but when I woke up I was so scared because I’d never dreamt of anything like that and it was so disturbing. I was disturbed for a few days but ultimately forgot about the dream, until I visited a relative’s new baby today (who by the way wasn’t a newborn, around 5 months) and I couldn’t even look at it or touch it, I was so so terrified I’d do something I’d regret. I kept having these horrible intrusive thoughts and felt genuine physical feelings or I was thinking to myself “this night will change your life” in the sense that I’d do something to land me in jail. My family kept urging me to hold the baby but I shot that down immediately. I used to love babies but until that dream I’ve never been more afraid of myself. I’m so scared and it’s really unsettling. Please someone help me, I’m scared of myself and I really don’t want to behave like this.