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I'm so sorry you're going through this
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Hey! I have health/contamination/responsibility OCD, so can relate to all of this. This pandemic has been very challenging. Give yourself huge props for making progress during a time when people without OCD have struggled. This is hard! I’m so sorry your mom has unwittingly undermined your progress (btw, what you described was totally safe and reasonable to be doing—(taking walks, sitting outside with loved ones, all great things). Is she aware of your diagnosis and progress?
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Thank you for reminding me that what I was doing was reasonable. Most of the time I am aware of when I’m being irrational, the problem is reeling my brain back in. My mother is aware of my diagnosis but her only response was “where did you get it?” And “tell me what your thoughts are. Are they violent?” Obviously this does not create an environment for me to want to share anything more. I’ve told her that I’m crippled by my anxiety, but she refuses to acknowledge that yelling at me about being safe makes me anxious. In fact she seems to think it’s a good thing. Like it doesn’t matter if I have no desire to exist, as long as I am “safe.” My quality of life is so poor right now (and hers is too) but it’s like she doesn’t want either of us to get better.
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@Crissy Just keep going to therapy. She may never 'get it' but that doesn't mean you can't get better. You're doing a good job making progress. Keep it up!
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@Learning Thank you I appreciate this
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