Hi All,
My partner has suffered from OCD for the last 8 years following an accident which nearly killed her. She’s come a long way in recovering but suffers badly from the fear of contamination.
I keep an eye out for research on OCD, alternative therapy and anything that may help her. I have discovered some research on imood which is looking pretty impressive. They are currently trying to raise enough funds to get to the clinical trial stages so that drug companies will take interest - gf.me/u/ymnmr5 I would never normally put anything like this on a forum or ask anyone to look at a link like this. I genuinely think it might be part of an answer for people, not to get hopes up but traditional drugs in my eyes and from experience of my partner don’t really work. I’m not affiliated in any way other then praying and hoping this might help my partner break from the shackles of ocd.
My partner has some fantastic days and others are very challenging and she would spend hours and hours in the shower, changing the soap, needs watching to make sure she showers properly etc. She’s not had any visitors to the house in years, has to replace the car every few months, doesn’t trust herself to open products very often. Can’t clean the kitchen after use and bins are a massive massive issue with rituals required if anything goes near the bin.
Have a read of the link and lets discuss experiences of medication and therapy.