How do you guys connect with your significant others without scaring them about your ocd? I want to be open but it's hard to know what is too much... thanks

I've found that my partner accepts me with my OCD problems, she has her own anxiety relaxed problems and we help each other a lot. I don't tell her all the specific contents of my thoughts, and at first it was because I thought they were too disturbing to be shared and she'd hate me, but now it's more because the content of the thoughts isn't important: the struggle itself is. ultimately every person is going to be different, but I personally believe that letting someone into your life on a deeper level will involve disclosing that you struggle with the illness, and if they can't accept that, it's honestly their loss

At first I did not share much with my partnerBut then I wanted to give him the chance to understand and feel more Supportive so I started sharing a lot. It helped but certain thoughts I am not planning on sharing because I dont know how he will interpret them. It sucks for me because I tell him most things and he is my rock. I have started to open up more with mmy family and ththat has been a huge area of support. I'm glad I shared with them. It normalizes it for me and helps me feel stronger about owning my OCD.

My partner never asks me specific questions and I find it hard to share . Just be upfront and be direct - if you want specific support in some way other than listening - just say it. My partner is self absorbed (not in a narcissistic way but in an oblivious way) - and just isn’t happy he’s not seeing me more but I’m trying to get a handle on things as I just started erp and I’m also quite depressed.