Retroactive jealousy hasn’t got better or worse.

[MariaK92Participant]

It’s been 3 months since I’ve posted about retroactive jealousy. My partner is still on medication. He’s getting therapy but he says the therapy isn’t actually for the OCD itself and isn’t finding it helpful because they are only half hour sessions over the phone.

Apparently the CBT therapy hasn’t even started yet which I find ridiculous. He’s also waiting to hear back from a psychiatrist who can help him better than this therapy he’s doing.

I can’t say it’s gotten better or worse. Still very much the same as what I’ve written previously. He carried on a lie for 3 months about my past in the hopes something would come of it. It’s this kind of behaviour that is really gut wrenching to me.

I seriously wish there was quicker and easier ways of helping people with OCD…

[Harv78Participant]

I’ve come to this forum to find out if anyone can help me and my partner for his RJ.

how is your partner now?

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Other OCD-Related Support Services – Find Out More!

In addition to OCD Action, other organisations provide useful, reliable and relevant support for people with OCD and OCD-related conditions and their friends, families and carers. Find out more on our Resources page: https://ocdaction.org.uk/resources/

These are just some of the many organisations:

Maternal OCD: They provide help for women with perinatal obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), a debilitating anxiety disorder, which is treatable. Maternal OCD’s aims are to:

• Raise awareness of perinatal OCD to healthcare professionals, mums to be/new mums, researchers and national decision-makers
• Provide information and support to mums and their families
• Encourage and support perinatal OCD research

BDD Foundation: Provides support for people with Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD), a preoccupation with perceived defects/flaws in appearance, often cause excessive self-consciousness. The Foundation:

• explains that BDD is a treatable condition and how, with the right help, recovery is very possible.
• provides information on support and treatment services available to UK residents
• recognises that the BDD community is worldwide. They encourage everyone to seek help and support through online services that can be accessed anywhere.

Asto Clinics: Asto is a UK charity providing treatment based on what works for individuals living with OCD. Asto’s founder, Steve Turnock, suffered from severe OCD and is aware of how life-changing the right support can be.

International OCD Foundation: The IOCDF is a large nonprofit serving the OCD community world-wide, including family members and health professionals. The IOCDF is known for:

• Their mission – to ensure that no one affected by OCD and related disorders is alone. Their community provides help, healing and hope.
• Their vision – that everyone impacted by OCD and related disorders has access to effective treatment and support.
• Their work – providing up-to-date education and resources, quality professional training, and advancing research.

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