New to the board

December 4, 2000

All our hearts go out to you, of course you are welcome to join us. Here is

a place you find hope, from hearing the stories of those who have been

through what you (and I right now) are going through, and have come out the

other side, successfully. There are friends to be made here , and support,

and great advice.

Please do tell us where you live, and what is being done to help your son.

My daughter, , also 12, has been home as well since July, and it is

very difficult both for her and for me. She is not suicidal, but raging out

of control, and we are currently waiting for a psych hospital bed for her to

become available.

ERP (exposure and response therapy) rid of her compulsions, but not

of her obsessions it seems and the pressure of just existing has proven too

much for her. While the walls and doors of my house have suffered greatly,

we don't have a door left on its frame in the house, and I've gotten hurt a

few times from her rage, I am grateful that her rage is outward and not

inward.

There are archives that can be accessed through the OCDparenting main page on

Egroups where you can search for terms such as ERP, and there is a wealth of

information to be found there.

Write soon, and tell us more.

Ellen/NY

December 4, 2000

Hi Jenni:

Welcome to this list. I have a 13-year-old son, Steve, who also has OCD

and major depressive disorder (MDD). Being on suicide watch is exhausting

and my heart goes out to you and your family.

Is your son getting any treatment? We found this invaluable in getting the

MDD under control so he could get treatment for the OCD. Steve seems to

have both OCD and MDD as primary diagnoses. In fact now his OCD has been

treated, his relapses are from poop out on meds and his depression comes

back but not so much the OCD.

How are you sleeping? Sleep deprivation is the enemy of coping with NBDs

in our kids. Sometimes our kids have thoughts which are part of violent

obsessions. We also had Steve doing self-injurious behaviors as part of

adjusting to lowering of meds. It can be a real challenge to figure out

what is going on. Good luck, take care, aloha, Kathy (H)

kathyh@...

At 06:35 AM 12/04/2000 +0000, you wrote:

>Hi! I hope you don't mind if I join you, but I've been looking for a

>group like this for ages! I'm the Mom of a 12 year old boy suffering

>from OCD and severe depression. In April of this year he attempted

>suicide, then seemed to improve a lot over the summer, however we are

>back on a suicide watch again, and his school won't allow him to go

>until he can state he has no suicidal thoughts. You can imagine the

>battles starting up round here! When my brain is working better in

>the morning I will try and organize my thoughts and come back here!

December 1, 2004

Welcome Terry. I'm glad you found the group.

Lainie

Terry Willoughby <tntw3@...> wrote:

Hello everyone, my name is Terry I am 31 and have SMA T3. I walk with

no aides, although I get " down to earth " a lot but I still get up on

my own. I started having muscular trouble at 8 Yrs old but was

properly diagnosed at 30 after several MIS diagnose before that. I

have a lot of pain from a car wreck I had but other than that all is

well. I wish I knew how long I will be able to walk and Ect. I hope

to learn a lot from all of you. It is very comforting to see so many

others with the same disease getting tougher to share experiences. I

do work and hope to be able to for a while anyway. I am married to a

VERY supportive and wonderful women and we have 4 children. I have 1

brother he is 6'9 and weighs 260 and is very healthy. I am 6' and

weigh 142. so we look a lot alike. Any way I just wanted to say hello

and say I look forward to getting to know all of you. The 1 question

I would like to start with is, are there any meds of any kind that

are helpful vitamin's or what ever. Thank you in advance.

Terry

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December 3, 2004

Terry,

Welcome. I live in New York, am 53 and have used a wheelchair since I'm 11. I

don't really know what type I am. I'm a II or III. I did office work for over

20 years, but I no longer work. Unfortunately, I have never married or had

kids. I have just written a book about my life, which will be published next

year.

Napolitano

December 27, 2004

Welcome !!

Get your mindset ready by re-reading the Body For Life book,

especially focus on Cross the Abyss. And get movin! We're here for

any questions u have!

~Nanci

>

> Hi Everyone,

> I am new to the board but I have done BFL for a about 5 years on

and

> off. I maintained my weight for 3 years and then I have gotten

real

> lazy with the nurtrition side of it and have put on about 15 pounds

> so that is what I am here for. Motivation to get my butt in gear

> and eat right! I am looking forward to getting to know you all

> better and to gleen from your expertise. Hope you all had a very

> merry holiday season. I also am ready to come alive in 2005! Lets

> get this party started!

>

February 28, 2005

>

> Hi Everyone,

> My name is Grace and I'm new to this board. Not new to BFL as

I've

> started it a number of times and have NEVER finished it. I

started

> again and AGAIN I feel like I'm falling flat on my fat head!

Welcome. Please try not to feel discouraged. Remember you are not

alone. We have all been there one day or another, one time or

another, one minute or another. One thing that helps me is the

quote: strive for progress not perfection. I'm not perfect, as much

as I'd like to be. When I screw up, I just get back on the wagon and

keep on going.

Colleen

March 1, 2005

Hi ,

Thanks for the words of encouragement. I'm printing this out so that I can

see it everyday. I am the worst at beating myself up. Thanks for the links

too, I'm going to go check them out now too.

Grace

>From: Skwigg <skwigg@...>

>Reply-

>

>Subject: Re: New to the board

>Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 09:39:00 -0600

>

>We have a little saying around here that goes, " Cheat like hell but

>never quit. " :-) No matter how crazy things get, never consider

>yourself " off " the program. Never entertain the idea that you've

>failed or blown it or that you have to start over. Starting over and

>over and over again will JACK your mind up. It just confirms all those

>nagging doubts that you can't do it, that you're not worth it, that it

>will never work for you, etc.

>

>So, even if you cheat all over the place, keep going the best you can.

>Pay attention to what you're telling yourself. Mentally, there's a

>world of difference between saying " I can't. I've blown it. I quit. "

>and saying " This has been a really rough week but I'm still going and

>nothing will stop me. " See, at least with the second option you feel

>good about yourself and you continue to see results, even though they

>may be slower than if you were going about it all hardcore.

>

>Here are some other posts to check out if you haven't seen them already:

>

>I've Fallen and I Can't Get Up

>http://www.skwigg.com/id63.html

>

>Cheaters Prosper

>http://www.skwigg.com/id28.html

>

>This is Your Brain on Body for Life

>http://www.skwigg.com/id60.html

>

>On Mon, 28 Feb 2005 14:44:44 -0000, Grace <greilly28@...> wrote:

> >

> > Hi Everyone,

> > My name is Grace and I'm new to this board. Not new to BFL as I've

> > started it a number of times and have NEVER finished it. I started

> > again and AGAIN I feel like I'm falling flat on my fat head! I have

> > pretty close to 100 lbs to lose and I'm really discouraged. This is

> > week 4 for me but you wouldn't know it as at the end of week 2 I

> > weighed myself and had only lost a pound so I stopped because I was

> > so down on myself. Well the truth is, I felt pretty good during

> > those 2 weeks and now I'm having a heck of a time starting back up.

> > I feel like such a failure. Although I must say, when I came back to

> > this sight after seeing it a few years ago, the pictures have really

> > helped me. Everyone looks great! I just need to stay focused and

> > that's easier said than done for me. Any words of encouragement or

> > tips would be greatly appreciated.

> > Thanks,

> > Grace

> >

March 1, 2005