Oh my, in no way when I wrote about my mother or grandfather did I say I intend to alienate them. My grandfather has been diagnosed with OCD and I feel my mother may have it as well. My mother calls me everyday, not just once in awhile, about 5 or 6 times about her compulsions and I can't always feed into it because its very draining, so I have to distance myself at times-but in no way do I alienate my family. I would never chastize my mother, but I feel like she may be headed down that path. I plan to to help her deal with it if she does have it, and I also will need to set boundries for myself because ocd can be very draining for everyone involved.