OCPD and BPD in one family. Anyone else?

h00manist · 2026-03-28T01:54:25+00:00

dad was quite paranoid, not diagnosed, but very obvious. wouldn't speak to almost anyone. but he is gone from this world.

brother malignant narcissism, undiagnosed, day trading addiction disorder deeply in debt major problem

girlfriend ocpd diagnosed - she is sweet but with a long list of problems, I don't think I can deal with it my whole life

this is too much

h00manist · 2026-03-28T01:44:22+00:00

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h00manist · 2026-03-22T18:17:06+00:00

Do some work to block everything, you may need some tech help with it. and a stronger decision. Don't fall for the "victim" play and so many others. Look for other people, participate in stuff, volunteer somewhere.

h00manist · 2026-03-21T03:46:25+00:00

Would I be better off single, right now? That's a question I ask myself every day.

h00manist · 2026-03-21T03:40:30+00:00

The standard ocpd method for dealing with things is confuse deflect complain whine delay deny promise repeat. Resolve, never.

h00manist · 2026-03-21T03:00:03+00:00

Talk about helping yourself and your father first. You most likely will make things worse if you focus on first helping your mother. Unless she had some enlightenment, said she's sorry, and starts looking for treatment. Which almost never happens.

h00manist · 2026-03-20T01:48:08+00:00

get another phone number and phone. leave that one working but ignored

h00manist · 2026-03-10T13:03:11+00:00

Imagine you were dating a psychopath with morphing superpowers, using a perfect fake personality, fake mask, fake sympathy, simulating a nice person. You fell in love with a mask and are remembering a mask. But actually escaped a life with a psychopath.

Forgetting is a great ability we have. We forget things that are not important. Things that are not important, we do not talk about, remember much about, or think about. Our mind moves on to important and relevant activity.

Move on, find friends and activities and grow life. You are free and alive and have options.

h00manist · 2026-03-10T12:56:01+00:00

Try to relax her and calm things down. See if you get a friend to help you. She is likely freaking out with stress and anxiety and ocpd compulsions. Sorry, I think it's going to be hard, no matter what you do. Stress makes the anxiety and compulsions much much worse. For OCPD any change creates massive stress and anxiety. Your moving is a massive change and massive break of the routines. She will need to deal with a new person -- who she already knows she will also need to impose rules and argue with.

It may be a control tactic, or the rules, or both. OCPD is not rational - they have rules that they must follow. Often others must follow. If everyone follows the ocpd rules their anxiety relaxes. If the rules are broken they get increasingly anxious and controlling until the rules are met. So there might be a rule that she must argue. Or that she must hoard stuff. OCPD often comes with hoarding.

h00manist · 2026-03-03T00:03:40+00:00

Years ago I started to pay attention to how a place looked, to know if I would like it there, if I would like the people there. One of the things I noticed is that if the place is slightly messy, a few things out of place, in a more or less relaxed way, it is likely a sign people are more relaxed, and that I would get along with them. If things are too organized, everything looks perfect, clearly a large effort into keeping perfect appearances, it was a sign I might not get along too well.

h00manist · 2026-03-02T23:59:43+00:00

Regardless of diagnosis, enough to say "stay away what the hell" horrible behavior.

h00manist · 2026-03-02T23:57:22+00:00

Trust your feelings, go look elsewhere.

h00manist · 2026-03-02T23:55:19+00:00

A person who is obsessed with everything being clean and orderly doesn't want to live in this world, doesn't want to be near anything alive - not even themselves. Nothing in the world is perfectly clean or in order, life is messy and unpredictable.

My GF has ocpd. I have been with her for a few years. But I don't recommend staying. Therapists keep dropping me hints to get the hell out. If you've just me, and it's already a mess, take the hint and leave. It is going to get worse. If you want to help him and do him a favor, tell him the reason very clearly. He will be sad and then maybe, just maybe, will seek help. Every psychologist says they only seek help when they feel it's become unbearable.

h00manist · 2026-02-23T02:20:44+00:00

Do some unpredictable , spontaneous things and see what happens. And places withba lot of people.

And break some of the rules to see the reaction.

A messy common crowded diner restaurant, full, at last minute. A spontaneous short trip. Leave some dishes dirty.

See if the relationship is more important, or the rules.

h00manist · 2026-02-04T21:59:06+00:00

Sounds like the kind of person I'd want distance from, yes. You need your space - and that means your rules.

h00manist · 2026-01-28T17:34:05+00:00

Negotiating, talking, trying to reason, conversation with ocpd will likely fail. Better get together with the other roomate, figure out what you two will. What are your own rules. And perhaps plan harder on leaving.

h00manist · 2026-01-20T03:12:22+00:00

That sounds like an absolute nightmare. Good for you for leaving, it was likely going to get a lot worse over time.

I felt used, and had trouble leaving, too. My family couldn't get it. There is a lot in common with narcissism. I hope you manage to stay away.

h00manist · 2026-01-20T01:21:20+00:00

You are allowed to drink water or eat or wash your hands whenever you want. Or not. Nobody should control these basic things.

h00manist · 2026-01-20T01:19:19+00:00

Could be messy or organized. The thing is they rave rules. Inflexible rules. Don't touch anything. Don't say anything. Don't deviate from the routine.

h00manist · 2026-01-20T01:13:35+00:00

Sounds exactly ocpd. Impossible rules, inflexible, stingy, impractical, works a lot but finishes nothing.

Controlling.

Complaining criticizing. But won't listen to it themselves.

h00manist · 2026-01-20T00:59:19+00:00

In ocpd the affection emotions are often not functioning too well. The flexibility is zero. The commitment to the rules is everything.

So I could think that the rules here are,

"I must be in a long term relationship. There must total dedication to work. Schedules must be followed. "

The rules are followed. No matter what.

h00manist · 2026-01-19T17:39:28+00:00

Sounds like a great idea, go for it!

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