Are you a loved one of someone with OCD?

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Are you a loved one of someone with OCD? Are you constantly reassuring them? Do you find yourself participating in their rituals and compulsions?

Are you concerned that withholding reassurance and accommodation means withholding love and support? Please know you can show support in ways that are empowering rather than enabling.

You can still express love and support without offering reassuring comments or engaging in accommodating behaviors. For instance, you can say things like...

"I see you are having a hard time. Please know I care."

"What skills have you learned in therapy that can help you in this moment?"

"I love you and I believe in you. You can do this."

By offering compassionate and thoughtful yet non-reassuring, non-accommodating support you empower your loved one to develop their own coping skills.

What non-reassuring, non-accommodating phrases help you show support for your loved one with OCD?