How do I deal wit my OCD wife without ending up in the looney bin myself????????
2006-11-19 13:18:35 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
You have to exercises extreme patience.
2006-11-19 13:20:12 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let her do her thing and use it to your advantage. I mean my house is so clean I could eat off of the floor from living with my partner who has mild OCD. I can move one of her figurines a bare fraction of an inch and she can tell. She constantly straightens pictures, refolds the throw on the couch, which is folded so neatly it can no longer really be called a "throw."
I do know what you mean though. I guess I've just learned to ignore it and have fun with it. Some days I move things around just for the heck of it. I say if you love your wife you'll figure out a way not to let it get to you.
2006-11-19 13:24:13 · answer #2 · answered by nquizzitiv 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you figure it out let me know !! I have changed my whole life if I go outside and get the fuc**ng mail I have to take a shower I'm so sick of this we can't go out and have a remotely close to a good time if someone coughs or sneezes anywhere she literally gets mad at them I do what I can I'm always washing my hands so much my knuckles crack because I have to use alcohol wipes after washing or hand sanitizer and I'm calling BS on OCD total bs she had no OCD 4 years ago but over a long period of time it went from I hate getting a sore throat to this someone help or shoot me
2014-02-19 08:06:37 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
If she is into cleaning and stuff like that. Let her, I mean they say OCD has something to do with how the brain works. I have a friend the same way, you just give her space to be herself and do her thing. You may end up with a very clean house from it.
2006-11-19 13:32:48 · answer #4 · answered by Bloody Kisses 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Make sure she takes her medicine. She may try to skip it thinking she can handle it. Also, watch her and see if she needs her medicine adjusted.
With proper medicine OCD can be controlled, on most people, so they can lead a normal life.
Sometimes I think we all have a little OCD, it just has to be severe to be noticed by others.
2006-11-19 13:24:28 · answer #5 · answered by honey 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Find the humor in it and embrace the chaos. i don't think the looney bin would be all that bad look at it as vacation.
2006-11-19 13:24:35 · answer #6 · answered by Tanya 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Just help her out with her weird habits.
I have this thing where I ALWAYS have to check the stove to see if it's off. And I do that on my way out. He does this for me. He automatically checks everything else too because I check other things before I leave my house. "Okay... the stove is off, the lights are off, your computer is off, etc. etc." It's sweet.
Just help her out and have patience.
2006-11-19 13:21:55 · answer #7 · answered by ( Kelly ) 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like it'd be nice having a wife like that. Just give her a bunch of chores
2006-11-19 13:20:48 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i have ocd and it takes a real patient guy to put up with me, your wording of this question concerns me though, maybe you should also practice being compassionate and supportive.
2006-11-19 16:45:33 · answer #9 · answered by Hood L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
either you deal with it in your head or you cant and must leave. Which option sounds worse...together or apart? Plus...she needs you...hang in there, have a budweiser 16 Oz. or few.
2006-11-19 15:15:00 · answer #10 · answered by Johnny 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋