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DH's obsession with conspiracy theories

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PrincessPrecious · 06/02/2012 20:02

Not sure if this is serious enough to be a MH issue but didn't know where else to post it!

DH is a well educated man, works hard at his job and is a good husband and father and in most areas of his life is sensible. However he is becoming increasingly obsessed with what I would call conspiracy theories on the internet. You know the kind of thing, the Americans caused 9/11 not Al Qaida, there is a secret society ruling the world and want to bring in the New World Order....you can find them all on youtube if you can be bothered to look.

It is not affecting his life in any way and he does his job well so I put it down to him being a bit eccentric which is fine. However he has recently made friends with another person who is equally into this stuff and he has got worse and recently asked me if I thought we should move (me DD and DH) to the countryside because WW3 was coming and the city was not a safe place to be.

Now I watch the news and read the papers and do not feel the possible conflict in Iran will turn into WW3....I think it may turn into a war in the Middle East, a bit like the Iraq war. DH thinks the real truth is not on the news or in the papers and only the internet contains the real truth because it is uncensored. What does everyone else think? Does DH have a MH issue? Or is he just a bit eccentric? Or am I being stupid in not listening to him?

He says if I feel it is safe in the city then that is fine, he will stay here.....does he have a problem or am I overreacting?

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jkklpu · 06/02/2012 20:23

This does sound a bit OTT, the proposal to move to the countryside to escape WW3. Are there other areas of life where you think dh has been over-anxious/obsessive in the past? Does he have any physical symptoms of anxiety, eg anxiety/panic attacks, problems going out of the house/into crowded places? You've probably known him a long time and seem to have noticed a change in his behaviour, so don't dismiss it out of hand. How old is your dd? Sometimes having children can trigger greater anxiety levels.

PrincessPrecious · 09/02/2012 22:48

He doesn't seem anxious in general and doesn't have panic attacks or anything like that. His cousin has OCD though. Will keep an eye on him - thx for advice!

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