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I think it’s important for your recovery to learn to handle when an exposure doesn’t go “just right.” This was an opportunity to practice that. But instead you’ve done a ton of compulsions and blamed your partner for the distress when it’s not their fault, it’s your ocd. I also think the expectations you’re putting on your partner are unrealistic at best but also harmful. Accommodating your ocd and your compulsions 24/7 isn’t care. And in fact, most specialists would recommend that partners work on doing away with the behaviors they use to enable our ocd because they fear our reaction. Enabling your ocd isn’t being “considerate.” And expecting her to do so is controlling and manipulative. https://beyondocd.org/information-for-friends-and-family/a-spouses-pivotal-role
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Again, you are right and I needed to hear this. I think I'm am very depressed and just not handling tings very well and negative thought patterns go towards blaming my partner. It is my problem and my difficulties and I need to deal with it and not involve her. It was my therapist involved her. I hate myself very much right now and I feel constantly guilty. I don't expect her to enable me I want her to stop but my anxiety is so high I find it hard to manage anything.or explain. I know its hard for her too. I'm just lost and If I could choose to not be here and cause people I love so much distress I would but I know if I I did anything I would upset them too so thats why I stay around. I'm not sleeping more than 2 hours a night and I was diagnosed with MS recently, I also lost my mum and dad year. I'm very depressed and I can't think straight sometimes and lash out (not at my partner I would never do that, nor would I be deliberately manipulating or controlling) I'm just very depressed and I used this forum to express how I was feeling and how my negative thoughts were presenting and I shouldn't have.
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@Rosie38 I’m sorry you’re going through so much right now. It’s completely understandable to be depressed and struggling. And it can be very lonely to go through ocd treatment. Reminders to treat those around us well even when we’re struggling will help us maintain the relationships we need to stay happy and connected to others.
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I’m sorry to hear that. If you feel that she is making your ocd worse maybe tell her to try and adhere to the hierarchy list that you both agreed on with the therapist. If she doesn’t treat you well then maybe a break is the way to go.
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She treats me well in alot of other ways but is very lazy alot of the time and gets frustrated and fed up with looking at the hierarchy as its so slow progress and she's had to deal with this for a year or more now (compared to me dealing with it for 39 years its seems like not that bad but I think too it must be so so so hard fir her aswell as for the most part of our relationship my ovd didn't impact on her)
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Why is she so actively involved in your treatment? I’d be fed up too. It’s not her treatment, it’s yours. And the work is also yours. She’s not obligated to participate and if she wants to help with an exposure or two that’s a purely selfless and kind act that deserves gratitude, not criticism. You’re going to severely harm your relationship if you keep seeing your partner as being responsible for your recovery.
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@pureolife You are right and I needed to hear this
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Just for the record aswell @pureolife and @hanajade you don't know the whole situation and I know that my thoughts and anger are misplaced alot of the time because my thinking is distorted but whilst my partner is really lovely alot of the time she has manipulated me by using ocd to get out if doing things that she didnt want to do or be bothered doing aswell so nobody is perfect. But I'm always still going to blame myself more than anyone else, no worries about that. But thank you for the reinforcement
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