charting and Joni

[Guest guest]

Dear Joni,

You really should print out your letter to the list and show it to your

son's therapist. While it is understandable that some of the things she asks

of the family will need practice and may be a bit unnatural to you at first,

this seems excessive - and unnecessary. I am also a clinical social worker

and would never ask a family in crisis to take on such a huge assignment!

That is adding stress on top of stress!

It sounds like SHE is needing some reassurance that her way of

approaching the OCd is correct and relevant. That's unnecessary, as once

they start ERP and things get rolling, your son's lessening degrees of

anxiety in those specific situations will speak for itself.

Trust your gut feelings - you know yourself and your son better than

anyone else will.

Gail in N'Awlins