Hi, any experience or advise appreciated. We have a family member who constantly repeats sentences, questions, etc as well as the other OCD behaviours (cleaning, habits e.g. doors, patterns, how to do things, etc). The family have ignored, been patient, not spoken about the issue, repeated back questions etc but I am concerned this is getting worse and is affecting their marriage and their role as a parent (their child has multiple OCD/ADHD patterns and has been diagnosed). They seem to be 'learning helplessness' and many family members just don't interact anymore. They don't acknowledge they have this, (or they are ignoring it), but stress levels are getting higher and I suspect menopause will make this worse. I think CBT may help, but as this has been lifelong (and they are in their 40's now), I strongly suspect medication may be needed too. Can anyone advise:
How can I relay to the GP as a family member the stress/damage this is causing? They obviously won't talk about a patient without them in the room but I don't want to stress them out more by saying some things that need to be said to a GP if I am allowed to join an appointment with them for a referral?
How long do referrals typically take before they see someone?
Has anyone got any success/good news stories about this for family members?
Are there any resources we can access specifically on this? a typical interaction results in 10-20 questions / repetitive phrases afterwards and it's worse when it comes to things like mealtimes etc where they seem so incapable that it's easier for others to 'do things' rather than have 200 questions re: what do you want, what temperature must the oven be, etc...
Any help appreciated!
