Family support living with OCD

[SUSoftball]

Good morning! My partner has been diagnosed with OCD and I am struggling with learning how to support but not enable him. What resources are available? Also, how can I begin to get a sense of what is normal and symptoms I should be concerned about? Thanks for your help!!!!

[Hidden]

Hello there,

The IOCDF has a great section on our website for family members: iocdf.org/families/

This contains a lot of helpful articles and videos which will guide you in supporting your loved one and making sure you're not accommodating.

[SUSoftball in reply to Hidden]

Thank you! I will check it out!

[LuvSun]

There’s a lot of books written for families- one particularly good one I like is by Jon Hershfield- “When a Family Member Has OCD”. Very informative.

[SUSoftball in reply to LuvSun]

Thank you! I had gotten a book called brain lock —it was good for taking about OCD but not much help for families

[bab5]

Good evening!

This is a common issue for loved ones of those who suffer from OCD.

There are numerous resources, including this very community.

I hope that you have learned a lot from consulting the link that is in Alex’s response to your post!