Guest guest Posted March 10, 2008 Report Share Posted March 10, 2008 Hi, Recently joined this group and only wish I had searched sooner for support for myself. My 8 year old, Chase, who has OCD, social anxiety and dysthymia, was fairly stable until a few months ago. His OCD symptoms really increased. He is a germ guy, fear of getting sick, grossed out by other people very easily, yet ironically my messiest kid! The OCD is definitely draining and has taken its toll on my daughters, who are 10 and 5, and they often feel like Chase is the focus of everything. He requires so much more attention, redirection etc then they do. I do try and spend 1:1 time with each of them. Anyways the heart breaking thing for me lately is Chase's aggression toward me, swearing (I can not even tell you what he calls me!) hitting, kicking, and spitting in my face. These behaviors occur when he does not get his way or if I did not do something right, right plate, socks etc. I have been in tears alot lately, feel so heart broken by how he is acting, yet knowing that I need to be the parent here not a victim. Hard to do when your heart is broken. He is in therapy and we do see a psychitrist this coming Thurs to get him on a med. He has tried Zoloft for 3 weeks last year and the side effects for him were horrible. I am wondering if any of you also experience this anger, aggression thing and if so, how you deal with it? Also, what meds have people tried and found helpful in treating the OCD? It saddens me to know there are so many of us out there dealing with the pain of this. I am hopeful that we will see improvment and know that things will get better. Take care everyone! Hugs~ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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