Hi, I am new to the forum and have really appreciated reading others stories.
My wife is showing many symptoms and actions of someone with OCD. Extreme handwashing marathons (for her and constant demands for me, her mum and our kids), vaccuming for literally hours to rid the house of contamination from dust , asbestos. (Today 8 hours with 1 hour on a 2 seater couch alone). It feels like we are all constantly questioned on what we touched, which hand was used, did our clothes touch .......
It seems the smallest thing can trigger a full day frenzy of cleaning, today's episode was triggered by a plastic bag that had been deemed a contamination risk but had been forgotten to be changed and then 11 hours of cleaning, shouting, crying, accusations of sabotage.
I am at my wit's end and don't know how to help her. She is a stay at home mum and now I am having to regularly let work clients down because she can't cope with the kids. We are on a fast track to financial dire straights as a result.
If anyone has any advice or ideas, I'd be very grateful.
Thanks
