[christopherm317]

My husband has OCD we think. He has set an appointment with a t. Now I have to wait to learn what all might apply to him. So I'm sitting here reading post. Here's my husband. Oh what's wrong with our kid. Nothing. Stuffy nose. He is like oh maybe its pneumonia whatever. I know my daughter is fine. Allergy's are crazy right now with the season changing. But my husband insist on asking me same question over and over. I don't know how many times I have to say she fine. But for sure more than twelve times. He is like that about everything medical with any of us. He has a mole on his back 100 times I have seen that mole and 100 times I told him its just a mole. Over and over about the things other people dismiss every day. I need to have patience with him but I'm thinking about locking him in a closet for a day. Just to give me some time without having to repeat myself a million times. I really wouldn't do that but answering all of his concerns for our safety is driving me mad. I want to seek help he tells me I don't need it. Oh and he thinks he is fine and dont need any help. Its not ocd he says. Its just concern for the family. No, Its Not concern Its OCD. Denial is a symptom. See your not the only one with ocd. There's more but I dont want to go into it.

[GreyGoose]

Well, as a sufferer myself for a lot of years, that definately sounds like OCD (ie; repeated checking, concerns over health, etc). Does your husband have a primary care physician he can get a referral from to see a therapist?. They usually give SSRI's like Zoloft or Lexapro for this and there is also cognitive-behavioral therapy which might help him as well. I wish you luck and I'm here for you if you need a friend:-)

[darkeyes]

There are some meds that can help address OCD, therapy can help too. The very best thing, is that he gets an evaluation and then take it from there. . .this will help give you a break in time.
Another good idea, is try to go with him at therapy if allowed, working together can have a better chance of working more effectivly (sp?) can also help educate you on his problem.
Some OCD is not bad if it is mild, and no big deal if it involves a certain routine a person follows.
Oh so often, people loosely use the term OCD today, so again I'd suggest an evaluation by a mental health professional.

I wish you both lots of luck with this.

DE

[christopherm317]

Thanks for your advice I'm going to make my husband read both your post. He really doesn't see some of the signs or symptoms I see.