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Honestly there is so little support for partners unless it is contamination OCD it seems. My son has that type and it is a different ball game I think. What I did do was get ChatGPT to help me write a letter and I posted it. One thing I reminded him of was that he was always enough for me. There is a lot of shame with OCD and guilt. I kept it very low pressure. If the OCD is telling him that you are “danger” as in a trigger then he will try to avoid you. So I have been working on not giving OCD any reason to see me as danger. Basically the wrong contact and questions and pressure will retrigger and reset the clock. ChatGPT (who I am never sure whether to believe!) tells me it could be 6-10 weeks before the fear subsides and any new pressure risks resetting the clock.