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Originally Posted by susannahsays
Here are some articles on the subject you may find interesting since you do have OCD. One thing one of the articles mentions that I found interesting was the concept of reassurance vs. support. That could be something helpful to think about if you ever want to work on scaling back the reassurance you're asking for or receiving without just making yourself white knuckle it and try to cope on your own.
OCD and the Need for Reassurance
Reassurance: How it Prevents Recovery |
Thanks for sharing these. T has mentioned today and at other times providing support. I guess I hadn't thought of the differences between that vs. reassurance. It seemed today when he was talking about how he could respond to me when he thought I could handle something that he would express support as opposed to reassurance. So this makes a lot of sense. I think ex-MC tended more toward reassurance, even though he'd say "I shouldn't keep reassuring you." But he'd keep doing that.