shuichi
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anonymous 88888888anonymous 88...
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Don't tell them not to compulse. I would see if you could gently talk them into getting help. If they have ocd and have never sought treatment they probably have a hard time not doing so. They have to be ready to take on ERP. What you can do is refuse to give in to compulsions if they involve you (if they keep asking "is this true" for something they are obsessing about, gently tell them you cannot answer that. Etc). If they decide to seek help DO ask your partner how you can help. Let them know you are there for them, if you can join them in a therapy session to ask questions and find out what they are going through. Iocdf.com should have some resources if you want to research it. If you actually think their life is in danger, call emergency services or the national suicide hotline. Hope this helps.
shuichishuichi
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please help
feethebeefeethebee
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do they have physical or mental compulsions?? or both??
shuichishuichi
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i think only mental!
feethebeefeethebee
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- 4y
okay hold on
feethebeefeethebee
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do they know they could have ocd? do they know that they're having intrusive thoughts and stuff or do they know nothing abt ocd
feethebeefeethebee
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feethebeefeethebee
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id suggest taking a look and on the other articles from this site they're very educational for people with mental compulsions
shuichishuichi
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thank you so much!! ily <3 /p
feethebeefeethebee
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@shuichi no problem i hope your partner is okay!! :)
feethebeefeethebee
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@shuichi lmk if you need anything else
BeachedMermaid BeachedMermaid
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I’m so sorry about that. Here are some articles and links that may help. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vl2V_mYuLc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Vl2V_mYuLc https://iocdf.org/ocd-finding-help/ And here’s a link to the calm app becuase I think it’s awesome, and everyone should use it in moments of panic. https://apps.apple.com/us/app/calm/id571800810 Also get your partner to use this app to learn more about OCD and use the SOS function on here for moments of extreme intrusive thoughts. Don’t nessesaily diagnose them, but tell them you believe they may be struggling, and that there are other people who are feeling the same way. If they are suicidal, they absolutly should be in therapy, but OCD specialist are very different than regular therapists. Regular therapists are not usdually schooled in OCD. So if your partner is willing, help them seek out a specialist for ERP.
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