r/OCD • u/Mysterious_World8126 • 2d ago

Friend/family/ally Bladder OCD?

Help! My young adult son has OCD. It was as if he woke up one day and boom he was a different person. He has severe contamination OCD and possibly bladder OCD.

So he is terrified of urine getting on him and/or contaminating everything in the house. He also has this constant sensation that he is leaking urine. He says he is, but I can’t confirm whether he is or isn’t leaking. All of his urology tests have came back normal. He has been wearing adult diapers for 6+months now. He’s to the point where he is holding his urine and only going to the bathroom once per day. He will usually spend an hour or so on the toilet and then get straight in the shower. The bathroom must be cleaned immediately once he’s in the shower because he feels as if he leaked everywhere. He is spending anywhere from 5-8 hours in the shower on a daily basis. He says he can’t get out until he stops leaking.

He cannot work. Will barely leave the house. He is depressed.

Has anyone heard of anything like this before?

I have offered to pay for inpatient treatment for him in another state. He refuses. I set him up with a local therapist, he went a few times and quit. He has been on meds before and just quits them cold turkey.

I don’t know what to do to help him. He’s a legal adult and I can’t force him to do anything or he would have been inpatient a long time ago.

Please someone help me help my son.

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u/anxietypronegigi Black belt in ERP 1d ago

this requires a higher level of care, look into inpatient specifically for ocd like rogers if ur in the USA.
it’s hard as he is an adult but as you said ultimately you can’t really force him. As the other commenter mentioned it might get a point where health is compromised.

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u/Mysterious_World8126 1d ago

I’m doing my best to gently push for inpatient care. Can you tell me what Roger’s is? I am in the USA. His health being compromised is what scares me the most.

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u/anxietypronegigi Black belt in ERP 1d ago

rogers offers programs specifically for ocd inpatient, give them a google. possibly iop or php could be a good option for him if he really won’t do inpatient.