Dear All
I have joined this site as i am finding things really difficult. My son is 30 years of age and has suffered with anxiety for a few years now, but since COVID he has developed Contamination OCD. I am struggling with the things that he is doing, such as washing all day, showering. He gave up his job at the beginning of the first lockdown as his job was causing his anxiety. He is now doing his Master degree and doing very well with it, but he spends all his time in his bedroom. He walks maybe 2 to 3 times a week. He is under the mental health team and taking sertraline.
I suffer with anxiety and know how debilitating it can be. I have never see anything like OCD until nowI. This has sent my anxiety soaring and i am unable to get any answers from his key workers due to confidentiality. I really dont know how to deal with it. Should i tell my son to stop it, do i tell him he is being irrational? How do i tell him to stop leaving his washing all over the floor. He wont eat anything that i make and he is doing really strange things with food. He opened 5 tins of tuna one day and he didnt eat any of it. I asked him why, he just says he cant.
This is all just a little of what he is doing. I spoke to my GP today and she suggested this forum to try and seek some answers, understanding of how to deal with this.
Thank you for listening
