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Is there any advice with regards to seeking a therapist to help people who live with people with OCD/anxiety? I would worry about a therapist who didn't specialise in it not understanding how best to help and wonder if someone who specialised in it would need to speak to the partner as well.

My partner refuses help and I am unable to share my thoughts/feelings with any friends or family, but am really starting to struggle and think the isolation is having a big effect on me.

Thank you.

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Hi Shandra,

It depends if you're seeking therapy for yourself because the situation has affected your own mental health, or just seeking advice on how to help your partner.

If it's the former, then you can approach your IAPT service or your GP and ask for a referral.

If you're basically ok in yourself (depite the stress and struggle which we appreciate is not easy) then you can educate yourself by asking questions on the forum, or you may find a self-help book useful. One of the recommended ones is how can I help by Laura Callaghan

You may also find this link on helping a family member or partner with OCD  from our last conference in October useful.

And if you just need to offload, or share your thoughts and feelings with people who understand, then here is the right place to do it!

 

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  • 2 weeks later...

Hi Shandra,

I completely understand your worry, if you're feeling overwhelmed it's definitely worth reaching out to your GP or IAPT, but this is also a really good place to share thoughts and ask questions. I felt the same a few years ago and unfortunately was referred to a relationship counselor, who didn't really understand what was going on, once she'd established that I wasn't in an abusive relationship, and loved my partner very much, she discharged me.

However, reading posts here, watching videos from the conference that @snowbear mentioned, and most of all, plucking up the courage to tell some close friends and colleagues what our home life is like has helped no end.

We're here for you x

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  • 2 months later...

For me its just really tough not having my partner and my sons father there for us. Its really tough. Its scary wondering if he will ever get better and wondering if its better not staying with him for me and my son. I want someone to give me hope he might get well again. Hes got so so much worse. I too feel like I wouldn't know where to start in terms of finding someone to talk to about it. I am so full of disappointment and resentment and frustration at his family for causing a lot of the trauma and being so uselessly in denial about how ill he is.

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