RE: BJ- Re: Reintroducing myself to the group

January 8, 2008

Hi,

No. Jake is not on any meds. He does take 1100 mg of Omega 3. We are so

reluctant to try any medication after his reaction to it last time.

Colleen

@...: BJClosner@...: Mon, 7 Jan

2008 22:30:20 +0000Subject: Re: Reintroducing myself to the

group

Awwwww, ((((Colleen and Jake)))). It always sucks when the OCD comesback strong.

Been there. The one thought that I've clung to in thepast when we've had a

relapse, is that it got better before and itwill again. It just takes time. That

waiting and trying differentthings is awful though. Is he on meds? As our son

got bigger he needed to up his dose. Justa thought. BJ>>

My name is Colleen. I am mom to Jake (OCD/GAD), age 10, and Ian, > age 7. > >

Jake has suffered from GAD for years, but the OCD didn't manifest > until last

January.> > Jake's main OCD struggle is the bad thought OCD. > > He entered an

intensive outpatient program last January in > Pittsburgh, PA. He was in the

program through May. > > He struggled a tiny bit through May and early June, but

the OCD > really seemed to be in check toward Mid-May through the end of this >

December.> > He seemed to have some trouble with the thoughts right after >

Christmas. He said the voice in his head was saying mean things > about him and

other people. Then, the thoughts transferred to what > he calls " inappropriate

sexual thoughts " . > > This is exactly how everything started last year at this

time. > > Then, this morning he told me that the voice in his head was telling

> him to do harmful things to others. He told me that he was doing > his best to

fight it back, but it really bothered/worried him.> > Just a little bit ago, I

asked him how he was doing, and he opened > up a bit about the harmful thoughts.

He really struggled with > telling me that the voice was telling him " kill "

thoughts- > especially about me. > > This is now exactly where we were last

year. > > I am so heartbroken.> > I know that OCD waxes and wanes, but to be

totally honest, I was > hoping that I never had to hear my son tell me again

that the bad > thought OCD was telling him to kill me.> > Jake has seen a

therapist once a week since his discharge from the > program, so I called her

this afternoon and left a message about all > of this.> > I just needed to vent

to someone who knows what I am going through. > > Thanks for listening.>

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