Thank you for your response.    It's been a very difficult few years, living alone, trying to help my children, going through divorce, being confined at and working at home, and like everyone else dealing with the fall out of covid.   I haven't spoken to anyone, just dealt with everything on my own, apart from speaking to friends.   I would take everything that life has thrown at me, take everything my son is going through, take his OCD and deal with it myself as long as he is happy and healthy and living a normal life. my daughter suffers from anxiety, so much so recently her hair has been falling out. I feel completely helpless and unable to find ways to help my children.  ... View more

Hi Victoria   I really don't know where to start. I really feel for you, and completely understand what you are going through.   My son now nearly 18 has had serve OCD for so many years, he's on a stupid amount of medication, lives in his room, never goes out, didn't finish school but is so bright. I haven't seen him for over 2 years since out family split up. I looked after my children for 8 years giving up my career and seen him go from coping to complete shutdown. I can't see him because I am contaminated, OCD knows I challenge and actively and positively work with my son and so now tells my son not to see me: it's completely crushed me. He messages me now but tell me his mum doesn't help him, doesn't talk to him, just leaves him alone for days, and in his words 'leaves him to rot'.    I don't sleep, I try everything I can to help him but I don't have access to him so it's so difficult to see my son's life go down the toilet: I feel completely helpless.    He doesn't engage with CAMHS he won't let them in to see him so he just on a VERY high dose of medication and that's it.    I really don't know what to do  ... View more