canrelatetoo

I am very sorry for what you are going through, and I can relate to some of the things that you are saying. It can be very difficult to be in a relationship when you are feeling so insecure about things. The mind is such a powerful thing, and try as we may sometimes we can't control it. My husband has suffered for all of our married life with ocd. To say that we have had our bad times would be an understatement. Sometimes, quite often, we wanted or I should say that I wanted to throw in the towel. Now 23 years later I am so happy that I stuck it out. Being the person on the other side of ocd I know how hard jealousy can be. My husband is an extremely jealous man, and sometimes even now it can be hard. Just try your best to be honest, and when overwhelming thoughts take over, take a minute and pause. Life is good, and you know it. Be happy. I'll write again soon.

I am the wife of someone who has suffered from ocd for the past 25 years, we now have a daughter who is 20 and hopes to be married soon, she also has ocd. We have overcome huge obstacles and gone through some of the worst experiences imaginable. We are still together. For those of you who suffer with this terrible "thief", please know and understand that this phase and situation that you are going through will pass and that you will once again be who you once were, only this time you will be stronger. For those of you who watch in agony how your loved one suffers, know that just being there to listen, sometimes endlessly, to the repition cements your bond and makes the relief well worth the effort. Symptoms of ocd ebb and flow, however true love never wavers. I hope that this message helps even one person.