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I am a family member of an OCD sufferer

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Hello. I am a mum to a 22 year old son who has become a slave to his symptoms. How can I help him? What should I avoid saying? What should I being saying/doing so that he feels good about himself?

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Yahoo Groups has a support group for parents of adult children who have OCD.

groups.yahoo.com/neo/groups...

I think you would find it helpful. You need a therapist immediately to do exposure therapy and perhaps medication from a psychiatrist. OCD gets worse untreated. Good luck.

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