Is he getting treatment? Is there other ways he can support you that don’t require you talking about it? Cause otherwise that is a bit selfish of him tbh (am I say this as someone with OCD & have had those kind of themes). I know how debilitating it can be but as your bf he should still be finding other ways to show he cares and that you’re not alone in it.

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Idk if his ocd was the same as mine, I had OCD where I had a little bit of every type until I went into remission. But I understand both sides, OCD can really latch onto anything he might obsess over you getting an infection from SH or dying and it might take up a lot of his time. But also I understand you needing support and an outlet. A good compromise would be to name feelings and emotions in other ways as opposed to “I’m feeling suicidal” or “I want to SH”. Instead you can say:

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