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- ThatsPrettyNeat
- Date posted
- 2y ago
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- Jess425Jess425
- Date posted
- 2y ago
I would recommend talking to a professional as well as your partner just to figure out what you can do for them and learn methods on how to help in a bad OCD episode or potential panic or anxiety attack, it is important to understand how to avoid crisis in that certain moment and then help calm them down, so taking to a proffessional can help you learn how to at least start getting a grasp on how to do those things.
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- Jess425Jess425
- Date posted
- 2y ago
Btw this is using the second hand perspective as a general perspective and not saying you specifically
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- eoideoid
- Date posted
- 2y ago
I think a good book can be "Is she the one? Living with ocd when you are married" I found it extremely helpful!!
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- Stacy QuickStacy Quick
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- Therapist
- Date posted
- 2y ago
This is an excellent question. There are lots of resources on youtube that might be helpful. I think the most important thing to remember is that the person is still the person you fell in love with- try and separate them from the illness. Remember, also that you don't have to solve this for them, they just need you to love them through it and support them. Remember to take good care of yourself as well, dealing with mental illness can be stressful for anyone and seeing someone you care for go through that can be painful. https://youtu.be/0UVz-sZ6YGI https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/5-must-read-books-for-people-struggling-with-ocd
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- hello love
- Date posted
- 5y ago
My husband has contamination ocd and I try to be supportive and learn the most I can but he needs to take the lead and confront his anxiety. He tends to try to avoid and make his anxiety better with rituals. Even with professional help, he hasn’t consistently done ERP. I don’t know what to do anymore; it makes my general anxiety worse. At some point he needs to help himself. How does a person get to that point? Is there any other spouses of people with ocd out there?
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- Raspberrylem...
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- OCD Conqueror
- Date posted
- 3y ago
Those will a long term partner or spouse, how do they handle your ocd?
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- Pepperminta 🍬
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- 2y ago
Advice on supporting a sweetheart with OCD please
Hello. I don't actually have OCD but my sweetheart has it very badly. He often isolates himself and rides it alone as he is a very independent man. I am looking for some advice anybody can give me in regards to supporting someone with OCD. What Do and Don't experiences have you had with partners? I am trying to find a balance of being caring and active but not overstepping bounderies and acting like a therapist🤍 All tidbits of advice really appreciated.
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