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Hello everyone. What do you do if your spouse really doesn’t believe you have OCD and doesn’t like to spend money on therapy? I’m retired and on a fixed income. Thanks.
Hello everyone. What do you do if your spouse really doesn’t believe you have OCD and doesn’t like to spend money on therapy? I’m retired and on a fixed income. Thanks.
Hi there, I'm sorry to hear it's been difficult to get your spouse to understand what you're going through. My biggest advice is showing them resources! We have many articles on our site, as well as our Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCU4ycJNahDdtGbANIhcbifQ. These can really allow someone to understand what OCD can actually be like, versus what it is stigmatized as in society.
This must be so difficult for sure. I hope that you have people in your life that can support you and who are willing to learn more about OCD. Can you join a support group? A lot more insurances now cover OCD treatment, I would recommend that you contact your insurance directly to see if this can be covered. I wish you the best.
Maybe you could also show them this:https://www.treatmyocd.com/blog/how-to-respond-when-your-partner-has-ocd
Hello i got this app hoping to maybe find some support for my partner i thought about reddit but reddit has become a hateful place and i figured this is a safe place. i love my partner more than anything and he’s been struggling with OCD his whole life he has a hard time talking about it with anyone because it’s too painful he’s stated that it’s gotten worse as he’s gotten older His biggest issue right now is overwhelming thoughts of his actions having tragic outcomes and being unable to stop these obsessive thoughts (such as needing to check out door handle 5 times to make sure it’s locked but still panicking that it’s unlocked) he’s not open to one on one therapy or meds although he loves learning and watching informative videos i fear he’s afraid to confront his OCD or just afraid nothing will help i really wanna help him live a stress free and happy life he deserves it would anyone possibly have any ways to naturally help with OCD or recommend any great individuals that could share techniques on managing OCD or helping your partner with OCD? i would very much appreciate it!
I really do want to go to therapy or psychiatrist to diagnosed my OCD and give me a treatment but it costs a lot. OCD ruins my life and consumes my mind I wish I can take a break from my own brain. Having OCD but undiagnosed feels like I’m crazy because people think I made that up but they don’t know how I’m struggling since I was a kid. So anyone have an advice for treat OCD especially checking OCD that doesn’t cost money? because I don’t work yet..🥲
Hi everyone, I'm in a bit of a difficult situation and I wanted to ask for some advice. I recently finished my studies and I am living from my savings while I look for a job. However this process has turned out to be a lot more difficult and tedious than I expected. I suspect I have OCD as I relate to a lot of the experiences described here, in particular those corresponding to pure OCD. I have continuous intrusive thoughts about how what I'm currently doing is not enough, I constantly need to reassured that what I'm doing is right, with some magical thinking and concerns about my relationship sprinkled in. These intrusive thoughts have made it very difficult to make any significant progress in looking for something. Added to this I'm not even sure I have OCD as I don't have the money to afford therapy right now (my mind keeps telling me that it's silly to write this message because there's no way I have OCD). I live in Switzerland so as far as I understand my insurance won't cover sessions with NOCD. In conclusion I'm a bit stuck, therapy would help with finding a job but I need a job to get therapy. If any of you have had any similar experience and have some piece of advice it would be very welcome.
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