OCD

Commitment Issues? Maybe it’s rOCD // ¿Problemas de falta de compromiso? Tal vez sea TOCr

Have you ever heard of Relationship Obsessive Compulsive Disorder? Admittedly, I didn’t know much beyond what I could surmise from its name until I read Marriage and Family Therapist Sheva Rajaee’s book, “Relationship OCD - A CBT Guide to Move Beyond Obsessive Doubt, Anxiety & Fear of Commitment in Romantic Relationships”. Right off the bat, I have to acknowledge that Relationship Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (rOCD) isn’t formally recognized by the DSM (The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), but the more I learn about it, the more I recognize it in my work with clients and the culture at large (ahem, the recent season of Love is Blind 👀).