She may have OCD caused from a trauma in her life. The trauma doesn't have to be related to fire. Their brain cells connect to make it make sense in their head. It's really about having control or authority.
There was a woman who left her 3 year old child alone for a minute in the tub, and he drowned. She was later terrified that everything in her apartment on the third floor was going to collapse through the floor. She associated that if her child died when she had her eyes off of him for two seconds, in the comfort of her own home, how can sure know if a board isn't going to break?
Do you see what I mean? From how you describe it at least (cause I do like to hear both sides of each story) she can have some type of OCD that's really disrupting your life, and probably her own as well. I would suggest talking to a counselor and seeking some professional help for her. It won't be pleasant because she probably doesn't realize this is a problem. But it will help a lot in the end.
Is it normal that my mom is THIS scared of fires starting?
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She may have OCD caused from a trauma in her life. The trauma doesn't have to be related to fire. Their brain cells connect to make it make sense in their head. It's really about having control or authority.
There was a woman who left her 3 year old child alone for a minute in the tub, and he drowned. She was later terrified that everything in her apartment on the third floor was going to collapse through the floor. She associated that if her child died when she had her eyes off of him for two seconds, in the comfort of her own home, how can sure know if a board isn't going to break?
Do you see what I mean? From how you describe it at least (cause I do like to hear both sides of each story) she can have some type of OCD that's really disrupting your life, and probably her own as well. I would suggest talking to a counselor and seeking some professional help for her. It won't be pleasant because she probably doesn't realize this is a problem. But it will help a lot in the end.