Please will somebody restore me to sanity. I have a terrible overwhelming obsession with death of loved ones especially my 2 little daschunds and I worry that they are going to die or that harm will come to them 24 hours a day UNLESS I OR MY BOYFRIEND OR MY MOTHER is personally looking after them. I can't leave the house to go out socially because I am frightened that someone will break into the house and harm my little dogs or let them out into the road and that they will get killed. I have an 8-5 job and especially moved house so that I could be 5 minutes away from my dogs at all times during the day. The house is costing me so much that I can't afford to buy groceries some months. When my boyfriend, who works from home, has to go out - I make all sorts of excuses about why he should stay at home, I try and bribe him and blackmail him, scream and cry - anything to keep him with my dogs. I have no social life whatsoever because I simply can not bear to be away from my dogs. I feel guilty every morning when I go to work and sit at my desk and worry myself stupid!!! I am studying applied psychology part time and have read a theory about displacement of feelings onto animals due to abandonment issues - but I need help - please can anyone suggest anything. DACKSIE FRENZY

I think you've already pinpointed what's wrong: you're having obsessions. It sounds like pure obsessional OCD to me. I'm also a pure obsessional, so if you have any questions, feel free to ask! Good luck, and God bless! :angel:
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