Guest guest Posted March 23, 2000 Report Share Posted March 23, 2000 Shellie, I think many of us have had the phenomenom of having our OCDer behave in a more controlled manner outside the home, then lose it completely at home - with lots of anger spewing at us, their parents! My daughter seemed to be able to hold it together at school, friends, etc, only to come home, fall apart and monopolize the entire family with her OCD storms. Our therapist explained that it takes all her energy to keep it together at school so that when she gets home she does not have the energy or focus to control the OCD and/or her emotions. Since she felt " safe " at home, even with her OCD issues, it was okay to let the demons out. We found that as she got more expereinced at E & RP and was on the right dosage of meds, the storms became shorter, less severe and less frequent. It was kind of like morning sickness tho - itdidn't just all go away in a day or two. Only when viewed in retrospect did we realize how much better things had gotten. Gail in N'Awlins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 24, 2000 Report Share Posted March 24, 2000 What is E & RP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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