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Ocd and starting a new job

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  • Started 6 months ago by Bongo
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  1. Hi everyone
    I have OCD since I was seven but was not diagnosed till I was 25. I am now 37 and it is back again quite bad. The place where I work as a receptionist, is aware of my problem but we have been cut down to a short week that has set my anxiety off. I have applied for some jobs and have been offered a job at a supermarket working nights. I have now started to panic about whether I will be alright as I constantly need to wash my hands if I get a thought in my head. I have just started treatment, but do not know whether the change of job will bring the anxiety back on. I have not disclosed to them about my condition as it has never really affected by job, but now I unsure whether I have made the right decision. Do not know what to do

    Mon Feb 8 2010 14:30:06 #
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    Hi Bongo

    This is a difficult one. My OCD centres on contamination. When I applied for each job I did not tell them I had OCD because the only thing that affected my work was hand-washing. But, at times, the hand-washing did affect my performance- especially due to the time taken out of work hours to do it. It was made worse by the fact that I washed my hands in neat Dettol. This was a bit unfair on fellow employees.

    I guess that the best thing to do would be to ring your therapist and get advice and, also, your local governemnt employment agency.

    Hope this helps
    Anne

    Mon Feb 8 2010 14:47:32 #
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    ps just to add to this. Of course it depends on how severe your hand washing problem is. I only washed mine when I went to the loo and, in order to limit my time away from my work, I drank hardly anything all day.The other thing is that my doctor said it was not an illness - he said I had Obsessive compulsive personality disorder.

    Mon Feb 8 2010 15:36:09 #
  4. Hi,
    I changed jobs last year two years after being diagnosed, my employer new because my previous employer had told her ( I was working for a local authority) at the time I had had a years sick leave in the space of two years. I was also fighting for my job. The change of job worked for me, I havnt been off sick since, the down side of my present job is that my boss is not very good at me having lkots of appoitments, I tend theirfore to taj=ke time of for hospital appoitments which are about evry two months and the weekly appoitments I have on my day off. All I can say it was the best thing that I could have done, I dont have contamination OCD so everyones situation is different so I would seek advice which is what I did.

    Mon Feb 8 2010 16:38:07 #
  5. Hi Bongo,

    Welcome to the forum. Sorry to hear about your work problem. It may help to contact our Advocacy Adviser, Jude, who can advice on employment matters. Have a look at this http://www.ocdaction.org.uk/support-info/getting-support/advocacy/ for information about our advocacy service. Jude can be contacted on 0845 390 6234 or email jude@ocdaction.org.uk .

    Please do let us know how you get on.

    Best wishes,
    Caps

    Mon Feb 8 2010 20:12:00 #
  6. Hi
    Thanks everyone for your advice and support. It has made me feel a lot better having someone to discuss this with. You might be pleased to know that I have decided to stay put at the job where I am. They have offered me a better position with a better salary and the company has gone back to 5 days. They are really understanding about my OCD and I have got there support.
    Speak to you all soon

    Wed Feb 10 2010 18:42:17 #
  7. Sounds like this is your best option, good about salary increase and going back to a 5 day week.

    Fri Feb 12 2010 19:32:13 #

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