Re: About how I overcame OCD without meds.(M): Read and show to your children!

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Hi P Sue -Ann

This is a wonderful message you wrote to ADHD/OCD patients. You are a good

example for all. I have printed your message to let Amer my son read it,

although I consider Amer is a strong sixteen y/o young man that is trying

hard to controle his OCD to a point that we have reduced his med during

summer the avarage of 75%. Now he is back to school & being under the stress

of duties being the last year in high school to be in the University next

year. He started to have more obsessions but refusing to go back to previous

dose of med trying to conrole himself I hope he will manage b/c as you know

the side effect of the med reduces his concentration & weekend his memory.

We are strugling with him as all parents, praying to ourselves & all

sufferers to be in good health.

With love to all list members

Huda

>From: " Peggy Sue-Ann " <EmrldImjnAshn@...>

>Reply-

>

>Subject: About how I overcame OCD without meds.(M): Read

>and show to your children!

>Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2001 03:46:29 -0000

>

>

> I thought this was pertinent. I have lived for 36 years with

>ADHD/OCD with out medication. I did the light switches, twisting and

>pulling out my hair,

>and I was an obsessively clean and neat child.

> I lived most of my life thinking I was the odd one, I never fit in,

>and never really had any friends. I was basically a miserable child.

>Why am I telling you this? I am hoping that I can possibly touch your

>childrens lives in a positive way. You see, I overcame my obsessive

>tendencies on my own without medication, I talked myself out of the

>behavior, and I had no therapy. I had a hard time at first, but the

>less obsessive behavior I did, the easier it became not to do them at

>all.

> I have tried to teach both my daughters these lessons, but as you

>know, mom and dad are the last ones they listen to! So I am hoping

>they will listen to me, a fellow ADHD/OCD survivor.

> I have had relapses of OCD, but I believe this is from trying to

>deal with my daughters' disorders as well. I am still trying

>medications, and I will continue to try, until one of them works. I

>have a harder time because I also have Epilepsy, and that medication

>is throwing the others off balance.

> My advice to the children is not to give up! You are not alone,

>there are other children just as bright and loving as you out there!

>I think a childrens pen pal group is just what these children need to

>see that they are accepted and loved for who they are, and yes, this

>includes your behaviors. Never forget these obsessions can be a gift.

>My knows everything about the planets and the solar system,

>and I've encouraged her obsessive tendencies, because I see a budding

>scientist. 's ambitions are to be an Artist Astronaut, painting

>pictures of the solar system. She keeps adding things to what she

>wants to be, and she gets worried about which one to do. I tell her

>to try them all! Our children are special! With them anything is

>possible! And should be!

> I don't know about Fanny May, but Godiva has a great web site! And

>they do deliver!LOL!

> Please consider letting your children read this, maybe it will help

>them!

>

> Love,

> Peggy Sue-Ann

> ( Mesa, Az. )

>

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