In today's Daily Mail is an article about a woman's experience of suffering from OCD. It's a pretty moving and sad article. Of course I'm grateful everytime that the media highlights OCD because I hope that it provides a wake up call for people who might be suffering from OCD but don't know it.
Unfortunately I think the headline is a bit sensationalist and doesn't really match the tone of the article. It's pretty aggressive and accuses Sarah, the OCD sufferer, of nearly destroying her marriage. The title says "Sarah's obsessive, irrational fears have almost destroyed her marriage . . . Would YOU stay with a wife terrified of everyday life?" For a start her partner says that while he's found it hard to cope with her OCD, he has sought help, tried to understand her condition, been supportive and ultimately loves her and doesn't want to leave her. To me, the title suggests that the opposite and that there is something almost miraculous in a person wanting to stay with a person who has OCD.
Daily Mail article
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