Hi everyone!
this is my first post. I’m writing to get things off my chest and see if anyone else has any insights/ experiences to share.
My hubby has OCD. My hubby is going through what I would call an OCD crisis at the moment. He has had it since a teenager and has been doing therapy for a really long time. ( ERP, CBT, mindfulness meditation, journaling). Regular psychologist and welcome of any treatment. From my perspective he tries but the treatment seems to be resistant to him. He’s also on an SSRI and anti- psychotics daily.
I started to notice a decline in his condition around 6 months ago, he started ramping up the meditation and ERP in an attempt to combat this. It just got worse until one day he couldn’t do his work that he has done for 30 years. He’s in his early 50s now. This meant I am the sole provider of our household and I am lucky to be in a position to do this. We also have 2 teens and animals. One teen with ocd but seems to be controlled atm.
He is very aware of what is happening and knows it’s OCD but his brain doesn’t seem to allow him to stop checking things. At the moment the theme is electrical items. In the house, community, everywhere. He’s spending 80-90% if the day checking things. He then has to make phone calls to electricians for the compulsions.That is just one example.
He is absoluely exhausted as you could imagine. I do have some meds to help him sleep.
He has had several stays in hospital recently and possibly will need another soon.
I am very good at self care and feel as though I am taking good care of myself so everything is flowing ok amongst the chaos. My real question is has a one else experienced a loved one have a spike in symptoms or is even treatment resistant?
I’m not sure what to do to help him anymore, apart from support, hugs, walks, on days off I try and help him relax and resist compulsion/ sit with the discomfort. Even the way he walks has changed. Obviously this level of ocd is also causing many physical issues as well to boot!
Anyways sorry for the long post. This really is a nightmare for anyone going through it and it really annoys me that many people label themselves as a bit OCD, they have no idea the hell people go through.
