Any OCD success stories on here?

TARDIS

square_bear wrote: »

Where does he start? He has little faith in the Doctor or the NHS. But now around 15 years have passed since the last therapy would treatment have changed with the NHS?

In my experience NHS mental health services have declined significantly in the last 15 years.
I don't mean that as a criticism of anyone who works in these services, just that funding and services have been cut year on year as part of efficiency savings etc.

square_bear

iammumtoone wrote: »

Have you actually asked him if he is ok with his condition and wants help?


How you saw him would not be typical of what he is like in his own home. As long as he can cope and manage in his own home is the main thing, we all get more anxious/stress in a unfamiliar environment and live with it as its only a few times a year, this is more noticeable with these kinds of issues it does not meant that person is like that 24/7, yes they will have the problem all the time but not necessarily to that extent.


As much as you tried to hide your annoyance I can tell you that would have been picked up on and made the situation worse.



May be rather than trying to help him to be 'cured' your efforts would be better placed with helping him to manage within his limits, for example you say he is not good with shop assistants, can you offer to do his shopping or help him get set up with online shopping so he doesn't need to deal with them etc.

Yes, of course I have asked him if he’s ok with his condition or wants help.
He gives an answer in a fed-up, resigned type of voice saying something like ‘Well, yes but nothings going to help me. I’ve tried it and nothing works so I’ll just have to learn to live with it, I suppose’.
I sometimes feel he is asking for help but not in a direct way.
Lots of people around him fetch, support or help in any way they can.

So, the bottom line is just to do that? Not try to find a solution to help?

dancing_star

square_bear wrote: »

Lots of people around him fetch, support or help in any way they can.

So, the bottom line is just to do that? Not try to find a solution to help?

You don't get it, do you? Fetch, support, help in any way they can IS helping!!



More so than badgering him into what YOU think he should do (see a professional).


I don't know how much clearer you need things to be spelled out.

hollydays

I just get a sense that you find his behavioyr annoying(maybe Rightly so)
But is it more about making things easier for you if he changes.