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Asking Eric: Prolonged grief complicated by obsessive-compulsive disorder
The sudden death of her father and earlier loss of her cat triggered intense anticipatory grief and worsening OCD rituals focused on protecting loved ones, medical experts say intervention is needed.
- The letter writer asked R. Eric Thomas for help with prolonged grief worsened by obsessive fears for her mother, husband, sister Mabel, and current cats' safety.
- Earlier losses, including the writer's cat who died in 2013, and the sudden death of her father intensified her fear of further loss, Thomas said.
- She describes panic and hyperventilation when routine safety-check texts don't arrive, reports crying if the writer's sister misses morning messages, texts her mother nonstop, and says OCD symptoms worsen daily.
- Thomas advised that intervention is needed and recommended discussing treatment options with medical providers, noting psychotherapy, medication and intensive outpatient programs can treat Obsessive Compulsive Disorder and grief support groups may offer relief.
- Family tensions rose when Mabel avoided helping after the couple's surgeries and pressed their father about inheritance, while the writer's husband feared alienating his children and failed to confront their rudeness, leaving the writer unsupported.
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Asking Eric: Prolonged grief complicated by obsessive-compulsive disorder
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