Charm,

This post really hit home with me. In 2005 I found out I had OC for the first time. My father was diagnosed with dementia a few years before this (along with some other medical problems), and passed away in 2006. My mother�s health has continued to decline during the period she cared for my father and she now also has dementia plus a number of other medical problems.

I�ve been the secondary caregiver to my father, and the primary caregiver to my mother while dealing with my own illness. I do have a support network that has helped with my parents, but I still feel the guilt that I haven�t done enough.

So yes my stress level has been extremely high for the past few years � and I wonder if this contributed to my OC recurrence this year?