ss, without treatment the patients tend to get worse but if treated most patients tend to go on and lead very productive lives. If you are living with someone that has OCD, you can play an important role in helping them. Adults and especially children need help in manageing their illness. One thing that you can do to help is reinforce the good behaviors and help the person resist the inappropriate ones. Along with reinforcement, you should be working with your loved ones mental health professional to establish some specific guidelines to follow at home. There are three things you should do if you do anything at all. The first one, be supportive, without support who else will your loved one turn too. The second, be consistent, if you set rules stick with them. The last, be positive, your loved one needs a positive environment without that they could suffer from other issues such as low self esteem. Doing the above three things should and will make life a little easier for everybody involved. Remember it’s not the persons fault that suffers from OCD and anything you can do to help makes life a little bit easier on that person....
