There tends to be a narrow, rigid view of what obsessive compulsive disorder looks like, resulting in subtypes such as ROCD (relationship obsessive compulsive disorder) being left in the dark.
However, this can also manifest in fears about the people we cherish the most. Relationship OCD is just one of the many ways the condition can present itself. Having doubts about a relationship is ...
Secrecy around OCD was important to me. I didn’t want anyone to know what was happening, although my husband, Paul, was aware from early in our relationship. He was supportive, checking out ...
When Sam was 29 he said he hit rock bottom and felt suicidal. At the time he was experiencing a relationship OCD and said he was repeatedly asking himself, "Am I in love? Is this real love?