- Date posted
- 1y
Partner doesn’t understand
Hi, this is my first post and I just wanted to see how others have approached their OCD with their partners? I am right at the start of my OCD therapy journey. I’ve had CBT in the past for health anxiety but it’s only recently I’ve been honest with myself that this is partly contamination OCD. It got a lot worse after a recent illness. I haven’t had ERP yet but have read up a little and know what’s involved. I absolutely cannot get my boyfriend to understand what I’m experiencing. I’ve tried to explain that when he does stuff like touch the bin then touch other things, it causes genuine distress, but he has said he feels like he can’t relax in his own home. Today he said “this has to stop” and I was trying to explain that it will, but not overnight and in the meantime I really need him to support me, even if it seems illogical. Am I wrong? How on earth can I make him understand what OCD feels like and what I’m trying to do to fix it?