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I have had obsessive compulsive disorder for over 30 years, but I am doing okay at the moment after a few years of treatment. However, I am starting to feel very stressed as my husband and I have planned a holiday - our first trip away for many years. My fears seem to be resurfacing as I worry about leaving our home for 14 days. I know I am going to feel very distressed when the time comes, and don’t know if I will be able to enjoy the holiday at all. Can you give me any advice so that I don’t spoil this holiday for us both?My daughter is in an eating disorder unit at a hospital and I expect that she will be in there until Christmas. The treatment is totally on a re-feeding basis. She also suffers from obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), but they are not treating this disorder. If she is allowed home for Christmas, we are going to have a very hard time with her anxiety, as we did last year. I want to make this year as easy as I can for her but that will mean not being able to have family over or go visiting as we have done in the past. Her OCD means she can’t touch anything that is touched by others outside the immediate family. At home, the cooking is always done by me (her mother) as she doesn’t trust anyone else. Can you give me any ideas on how to help her be at ease, even if we have drop-in relatives. She is 21 and doing her best to hide as much of her OCD as she can in the hospital.
My son has OCD and diabetes but his medications don't seem to be working. What do you suggest?