Coping With OCD When A Loved One Feels Contaminated


OCD can ruin many things in your life, but one of the biggest is relationships. Is your OCD focusing on a family member or loved one? OCD can make anything contaminated including the people you love and care about.

It is a slippery slope to play by OCD’s rules. It might feel like you are getting OCD relief by avoiding anything that is contaminated, including your family member, but in the end it will cause even more OCD struggles.

Join me in this week’s YouTube video as I talk about how contamination OCD related to family members shows up and an important trap to avoid.

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When to push—and not push—your child’s OCD

You probably wonder, “Where do I draw the line with removing accommodations from my child’s OCD?” It goes against every natural inclination as a parent not to help your child when they’re distressed. But since accommodation could be detrimental for your child in the long run, removing it can be an important step in helping them break the OCD cycle. Here are a few tips and tricks that can help.


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Take care,
Natasha

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