I live in the projects with my mother, father, little brother and grandfather. We have been here for four years this september. I am afraid my mother (she's 41) had developed ocd while we have lived here.
My mother had always had problems with stress in her life. She is the only one that keeps up the housework without the help of my father. She also has to take care of my grandfather (her father.) he is always in a terrible mood, (he is 83).
Lately she has been obsessed with bugs and dust. She suspects spiders are in the curtains. She constantly cleans and sprays raid and cleaning products. She uses rollers (commonly used for pet fur and such) to pick up everything she see's thats 'dirty.' we own a guinea pig and she is afraid to touch him because she thinks she has some sort of bug on him all the time.
This has developed in the past year or so. She does not have a job and stays in the house all the time with my grandfather. She is so confined because this is a small project. She want to leave here so badly.
I am afraid her compulsive cleaning is ocd. Can anyone help me?