OCD, also known as Obsessive-compulsive disorder, is a pattern of unwanted thoughts and fears called obsessions, which makes a person perform repetitive behaviors. These obsessions and compulsions can interfere with daily activities and cause significant distress.
Obsessions and compulsions are not just repeated actions. Compulsions and obsessions can also affect your partner.
According to Veronica Adesla, MPsi, Clinical Psychologist, Co-Founder of Ohana Space in the e-life program, OCD sufferers can have an impact on the surrounding environment.
“Actually, people with OCD with activities that are carried out with obsessive compulsions will then have an impact around it, of course, such as people at home, spouses, and parents it will definitely have an impact,” explained Veronica.
Furthermore, Veronica gave an example, when a patient compulsively is checking, the patient will check repeatedly when he wants to leave the house. He will check repeatedly whether the door is locked or not, because compulsiveness is related to feeling safe.
Can it affect the people around you? “Sure, then people get grumpy and impatient,” Veronica added.
Then, how to deal with couples with OCD?
Don’t be in a hurry, first we give advice or directly judge we shouldn’t. The best thing is that we take a personal approach, we invite him to chat and most of the time he is asked if he is okay or not.
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