Can you date if you have OCD?

Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) can affect all areas of life. Many who have OCD choose not to date and avoid intimate relationships. 1 There are many reasons people resort to this choice; chief among them is the desire to prevent or lessen their anxiety through avoidance of stressful situations.

How do you tell someone youre dating that you have OCD?

Make sure to acknowledge what your partner is feeling and offer empathy, especially because it can be hard for someone with OCD to open up about whats going on in their head. If this is the case, encourage them to share a story about a character or an event that resembles what theyre feeling.

How are people with OCD in relationships?

Fears about contamination, germs, and cleanliness are very common with OCD, which may lead to problems with physical closeness, being touched and overall affection. That said, those with OCD are prone to intimacy issues. According to Owen Kelly, Ph.

Should I tell my date I have OCD?

If you have OCD, you dont have to disclose your condition to anyone, even family members. Its your experience, your life. But if you have people in your life you trust and know to love and support you, letting them in, even just partially in, can have a positive ripple effect on everyone involved.

What should you not tell someone with OCD?

What Not to Say to Someone With Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderDont worry, Im kind of OCD sometimes, too.You dont look like you have OCD.Want to come over and clean my house?Youre being irrational.Why cant you just stop?Its all in your head.Its just a quirk/tic. It isnt serious.Just relax.More items •21 May 2015