Bryan

Thank you for telling me about OCPD. Been reading about it and lot seems familiar.

Generalised anxiety disorder is something I've been battling with for a few years. I think my biggest issue in relation to OCD is symmetry/organisation. Regarding feeling the need to do housework at my partner's house,that will stop as I've been told it's harming our relationship. Just throwing clothes on horse to dry? I think I would struggle with that. Haven't tried but I can picture myself going back and having to rearrange it neatly. I don't think anything bad would happen if it wasn't hung up precise but I can't imagine looking at it without having to sort it. Everything I have in view in my flat has to be precise.

I also need to be organised as in to know what I'm doing. I struggle to deal with last minute decisions or change,I need to have everything planned out and if it dosen't work that way I panic that something bad might happen. My partner has always know I have had issues but she says I am getting worse and am scared our relationship is going to break up because of it.

Is the cleanliness a sign of OCD? If I walk into my partner's house and there's dishes needing washed or dried I feel as though I have to do it. When I do I'm told to stop but I need to carry on. My partner says I'm trying to take control but I'm not meaning to.

Neat and tidyness. I feel as though the need for certain things to be arranged in the same way is getting a bit out of hand for me. For example,when I hang washing on clothes horse it needs to be a certain way,spaced out exactly, coasters on coffee table all in exact same position as each other,cushions on couch in same position (I never sit on couch because of this). When I visit my partner,if I see something that's needs tidied in her house I feel I need to do it,if dishes are needing washed I do them,she was going to change her bed last time I visited(we are in a support bubble),she was busy when I arrived so I did it. I knew it was needing done but also I thought I was helping. She says I am trying to take control of her house but that isn't the case. If I see something that needs straightened,tidied or cleaned I feel I have to do it. Can anyone help with advice. I also suffer from anxiety and depression and feel as though I'm struggling at the moment.