I have contamination OCD, and it’s the most stressful thing to go through at times. Sometimes my husband does something that I deem to be a major risk to our baby, (when actually, people who don’t have OCD would consider normal) and it’ll make me mad and I’ll have a go at him for doing something that to me, is clearly reckless. I wouldn’t react that way to a baby or child, although inside I’m screaming, I have a niece who is young so doesn’t understand how important it is to wash hands regularly, cough covering mouth etc, but I wouldn’t shout at her. He needs help with how to deal with it, because it is the most overwhelming, scary thing to deal with. I can understand how it drives him to shout, but it’s something he needs help with to cope better with his fears and feelings. Try not to be too hard on him because I’m sure he really doesn’t mean to upset your son, it’s more not knowing how to cope with the intense and immediate surge of anxiety. X
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He shouldn’t use his mental health as an excuse to yell at his kid for making mistakes and being a kid. If he’s running to you for hugs, he feels unsafe. You don’t need to “manage” his angry responses. Anger has no place in raising a 2 year old. He should go to counseling or he would be on the way out the door.