OCD And I We go to couples counseling every week you know, the usual "Has there been any progress?" You see, OCD ... he is a bit obsessive.. and doesn't understand why we need counseling His nails grind into the office chair and slams the door on the way out He loves and cradles me with commands like flowers that bouquet against my mind And the next morning as if the bouquets were to fall over from their steady placed vase, he apologizes. There are mornings where I cannot leave the sheets because his arms are wrapped around my waist and do not want to let go because if he did I might as well be **** independent If he loves me so much, why is it that I must wash my hands after tracing over everything he has touched. OCD says he wants to protect me from all the dangers of the world... and he reminds me by constantly ticking in my head asking me if I locked the door...Yes did I turn off the lights... Yes did you turn off the stove...Yes We went to counseling again this week She says I'm closer to being independent That little by little I will be able to strive without OCD by my side There are mornings now where I can leave the bed without his arms sinking into my waist and his demanding words whispering in my ear constantly "Just stay a little longer... The world is dangerous" Now... when OCD leaves... I tell him to make sure he closes the door on the way out.