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Hi, I am a 32-year-old mother of two daughters ages 9 and 4. My

youngest daughter has been having some strange behavioral issues for

which I took her to the pediatrician on Monday and she was diagnosed

with possible OCD and/or possible anxiety disorder. I have an

appointment with a psychologist on Tuesday to discuss this further

and see about setting up treatment.

Basically, her symptoms are that of being worried about death. Every

little boo boo she gets or any time I as much as stub a toe, she

asked if I am going to die.

She also worries about germs. Germs on her body, germs on surfaces,

germs on her food . . . She has been doing some excessive

handwashing and will refuse to eat her foot if it touches any other

surface other than her plate or fork, such as if it was to fall off

the fork onto the table.

The symptom that has been bothering me most lately is spitting. She

continually spits into the trash can and has even spit on her bedroom

floor at night. She says this is because she has hairs in her

mouth.

Mostly she has these symptoms when she is at home but yesterday she

also began at school with them. She told her teacher she was afraid

that she may have swallowed pencil shavings and that she might diet.

was nowhere near a pencil or pencil sharpener at the time.

The teacher said she went on and on for about 15 minutes about it and

even had the teacher check inside her mouth to be sure.

She has also been much more clingy to me in the past week not leaving

my side very much at all.

I am unsure how to handle these behaviors. My husband has forbidden

her from the spitting and gives her a time out if he catches her. I

tend to just ignore it as to not draw any more attention to it.

What advise can you give me. How should I handle this spitting

behavior.

My appointment with the psychologist is 5 days away and I may lose my

mind before then!

Thanks!