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[quote=Anonymous]OP, has she ever talked to you about this?  I ask because you say her DH is on the verge of leaving her over this.  So either he's told you or she has, or perhaps you have inferred it.

If she has said something, that would be your in--she needs to get medication and exposure and response therapy ASAP.  OCD can get a LOT better with these.  Maybe she's become so obsessive she isn't thinking straight.

As this seems to have gotten to something of a crisis point--she is about to lose her family--I'd say something or see if I could work with the DH to get her help.

Depending on what her temperament is otherwise she may not resent you for saying something--obviously in a very caring way.  The thing about OCD is that those who have it know what they are doing is irrational; they just can't stop.

You could do some research--it can be hard to get in with an ERP therapist here because demand outstrips supply, but there are places elsewhere--an intensive outpatient ERP program at the University of Florida and Roger Hospital, a residential treatment place in Wisconsin. That way, you could offer some concrete steps she could take for treatment when you talk to her.

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