Guest guest Posted February 6, 2000 Report Share Posted February 6, 2000 Re: Welcome to > Hi, I assume when you said to introduce myself that I was to e-mail my > information. I am not very Web literate. My daughter age 16 has OCD, Big > Time. She has always been what we call eccentric. Even as young as 2, she > was exhibiting signs of OCD, but we had no idea that was what it really was. > We just always thought she was cute, but eccentric!!! Now the OCD is > overwhelming for her and for me. She more or less diagnosed herself two > years ago and we began seeing a therapist. She has been on most every > medication there is for OCD and none of it seems to work and now the OCD is > beginning to take over our lives. We are going to go to a support group here > in Houston. Our first trip will be this Thursday. She wants to go, but is > scared. The group meets twice a week and she has asked if her father can go > with her one of the nights. We are divorced and of course all the changes in > the lst two years have not helped the situation. > > A friend of mine who is a web pro, found all the OCD sites for me and I have > just begun to log onto them and hopefully find out how to cope with all of > this and perhaps learn something to help her at least get some of the OCD > under control. We, often wish for the days when avoiding the numbers 07 was > all we had to worry about!!! The good ole days as we tease about the OCD. I > look forward to hearing from other parents who are overwhelmed with a child > with OCD and how they are coping with it all!!! I also look forward to > hearing any new ideas about helping her with her OCD. Gail > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 15, 2000 Report Share Posted February 15, 2000 Re: Welcome to > I am Lori the mom of a recent 16 year old daughter with ocd. We have only known for about 12 months. She is on her third medicine which is zoloft and has started CBT. > We have seen much improvement on the new med compaired to paxil and luvox. She was very angry on luvox. She still has her routines she must do each day. She is very > easily agitated by noises. CBT is working on this. School has been difficult. We finally go her help with the 504 plan of the Americans disability Act. The school > now must provide her accomodations. What a big relief for her. She is now wanting to go to school. She is very athletic and has a lot of friends. She has told many > of friends, the volleyball team and her cheerleading squad. I am sure they don't really understand. She felt the need to explain why she couldn't be in a huddle or > gets very snippy (more than most teens.) I am so proud of her for being to talk about. Yes she is still embarassed. Her grandparents are learning a little. We talk > openly at home. My other daughter (18) is trying her best. > My husband Lynn is an awesome support. We fight for her in every way. She is our prized posession. Both girls are for living in the life we have now. > Lori > > -owneronelist wrote: > > > Hello, > > > > Welcome to the list. > > > > Our list exists to provide support and information for parents of children with OCD > > or one of it's related spectrum disorders. We are blessed by the participation of Dr. Tamar Chansky as our list advisor and moderators Birk and Kathy Hammes. > > > > Please introduce yourself and tell us about your family as soon as > > you feel comfortable. Our list needs your participation. > > > > Take care. > > > > Louis > > harkins@... > > ICQ: 38330756 > > /subscribe/ > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 20, 2000 Report Share Posted February 20, 2000 Re: Welcome to > I most definitely want to stay on the list. I must have inadvertently > responded to the unsubscribe message, > My daughter's story is long and hard. Since I am leaving today to sunny > Miami I can only begin to tell you the story but will continue upon my > return. Where to begin? > My daughter was designated as gifted and talented in the public school, > She has been very musical. She also got great grades up until high school. > In the early years, her only problems were being a little late to places, > stubborness, and disorganization. We chalked it up to kid stuff. We were > proud of her bright and talented daughter, > When she was 10, shortly after her grandmother died, I noticed a change > in her. She became crabby and forgetful and more disorganized than ever. > This must be preteen stuff, we thought. She went to sleep away camp that > summer and had a miserable time. She lost 15 lb in 4 weeks. She had vomited > on the first night which set her up for not eating the rest of her stay. She > had a hard time with the other girls who seemed to have it all together. She > had difficulty getting ready on time to things. > By the time she was 12, she had become argumentative, arguing about every > little thing- and still late to everything. We went to one psychologist who > said it was just that teenagers act stupid sometimes, and being bright, she > was starting on the early side. > Still doing well academically in middle school, we noticed that she was > going to bed later and later. She became exhausted in 7th grade which > worsened in 8th. She started taking naps in the middle of the day. Her > disorganization continued. Teen stuff, we thought. At the end of 8th grade > we decided to take her to a well known sleep doctor. I told him I was > beginning to think her problem may be neurochemical and I requested an > neuropsych report. He thought it would be best to send her to a > psychologist. In the meanwhile, he put her on a behavior mod program for > sleep which did not work. > After being on a waiting list for 6 months we went to a psychologist who > was hightly recommended. He had an interest in sleep too. He put her on > another sleep program. It did not work. In the meanwhile, almost right > from the beginning of high school, her grades started to suffer but we did > not know because my daughter did not tell us. All we saw was the late hours > she kept behind closed doors, the difficulty she had getting up the next day, > the disorganization, and the argumentativeness. > I forgot to mention that for a short time in middle school and somewhat > less her first year of high school she had trichotillomania- visible hair > plucking from her eyebrows and eye lashes. > We met with the school as soon as we could to tell them she had a sleep > problem that seemed to be interfering with school. They confirmed the > disorganization and anxiety she showed in class. Her first term brought good > grades but it fell precipitously from there. She began to miss school and > show up to school late routinely. We asked the school for a 504 plan. They > refused, opting instead to reduce one class. She fought this stubbornly. We > had invited all the teachers to the meetings but two failed to come. These > two humiliated her in front of her peers in class. Anxiety, lateness, and > absence were up. Midterms week she crashed. She failed to make it to 3 of > her midterms. > She fought us about going to the psychologist but ultimately she went. > He saw it as oppositional behavior and gave us parenting techniques that were > contradictory and did not work. He gave her questionnaires and discovered a > lot of anxiety in addition to oppositionality and some attentional issues. > He began cancelling because of his own family problems. He had given her an > OCD questionnaire right before a prolonged absence but never asked for it > back. > When she crashed during midterms the therapist was not available. His > prior conversation with the school led him to the belief that actions have > consequences so she should fail if she did not do the work. We brought her > to a psychiatrist. In less than an hour, he diagnosed her with OCD. To be > continued > > I look forward to more discussion. > > Mamimiz > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 23, 2000 Report Share Posted March 23, 2000 Re: Welcome to > Hi. My name is Deborah. I am 45 years old and just realized my 16 year old > daughter has OCD! OCD runs rampant in my family. My father, his sister, two > of my sisters, a brother and a nephew (7 years old) all suffer from it, and > now my own daughter! I am overcome with sadness about this. > She shared her symptoms with me this past Monday. She has been depressed > since the 7th grade and she is now a junior in high school. At times she has > felt suicidal. She said about a year ago she realized all that's in the > Bible is true, so it would be wrong to kill herself. > She is anxious and stressed about school a lot of the time. She wants to > have the highest grade in the class, and is upset when she doesn't. > When she is driving, she thinks she has run over someone or caused an > accident. She thinks the police will come for her because she has been > involved in a hit and run. These thoughts occur many of the times she drives. > These are generally her symptoms that she has shared with me. I don't know > if there is more. I have made an appointment with her physician and we'll > see what he says. > I was just looking for some support and advice. > Thanks, > Deborah > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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