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Default Sep 19, 2019 at 03:51 AM
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For context, my mom has had OCD since she was a child, but in the past decade it slowly became worse. To the point of not being able to open the house door, can't pay for meals, or taking showers for a day. Which made her dependant on her children as well. Recently when we aren't able to help her, she would throw a fit and start saying that we didn't care or love her, or ask us to move out of the house.

As her child, I used to find that her behaviour was unreasonable. I was frustrated that she couldn't do things on her own and I had to arrange my schedule around her, while the fits she threw was the breaking point for me and I felt like it was toxic of her to guilt trip me in that way when I tried my best to help.

But after evaluating with my friends, it was also my fault for not putting myself in her shoes. It's highly unlikely she would like to do those things that disrupts her life so much, and all the pent up frustrations must have taken a toll on her.

As for seeking treatment, she used to be against it, for fear that the therapist wouldn't understand her condition. She even said that instead of her receiving therapy, she'll be the one giving in.

Luckily, she asked me a few days ago to give her the telephone number for the therapist I recommended, and is considering treatment as well.

So are there any readers here that have experience the same and could share their experience or wisdom? Or anyone at all that would like to give their opinions as well? Thanks so much.
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Hello Blueberrypi: I see this is your first post here on PC. So...welcome to Psych Central.

I'm not a mental health professional. So I don't really know all that much about this sort of thing. But I have to say what you describe in your post doesn't sound like OCD to me. It sounds more like a longstanding case of (perhaps) depression & both generalized as well as social anxiety. However presumably there is more to this than what you were able to relate in your post. That's simply the impression I was left with reading your post.

One additional forum, here on PC, that may be of interest to you would be the Partners of People & Caregivers forum. Here's a link:

https://psychcentralforums.com/partn...ivers-support/

And then here are links to 7 articles, from Psych Central's archives, that (hopefully) may be of help:

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) | Psych Central

Helping or Enabling? A Fine Line When Dealing with OCD

Understanding Recovery Avoidance in OCD

OCD and Fear of Treatment

https://psychcentral.com/lib/erp-the...dium=popular17

https://psychcentral.com/blog/how-to...essional-help/

https://psychcentral.com/blog/11-way...-denial/?all=1

I hope you find PC to be of benefit.

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