Guest guest Posted March 11, 2008 Report Share Posted March 11, 2008 Hello, My daughter is 10 and is struggling with constantly doing her hair. This morning she spent two hours going from bathroom to bathroom doing her hair. She use to go through a bottle of hairspray in a few days. Now she uses hair palm aids that add a greasy film to her hair. It would be fine if she used a little, but she continues to add more and more till her hair looks like it hasn't been washed in days. To make matters worse, when she showers, she won't use shampoo. She says it makes her hair hard to manage if she shampoos it. She is constantly using a blow dryer, wetting and rewetting her hair, and to top it off, uses her own spit when her styling products aren't available. I caught her coughing up a big hunk of mucus today so she could put it in her hair. She was diagnosed with OCD and started medication about 5 weeks ago, but it doesn't seem to be helping at all. I struggle to know if I should tell her to get out of the bathroom or if I should let it go because when I do tell her to get out of the bathroom and not let the OCD monster take over her life, she has a melt down which scares my younger 3 daughters. At the same time, if I just let her do her rituals, I feel I am enabling her. I'm torn. How do you help your child through OCD, and preserve the rest of the family from the anxiety and stress of OCD? I find myself getting obsessed about my daughter's obsessions. It drives me crazy seeing her lose her life and friends to OCD. She is such a beautiful, talented, intelligent girl. Her friends are starting to notice her odd behaviors. Apparently, during recess at school she spends most of her time in the bathroom. I struggle with anxiety, because of all the worry I have about her. I think constantly of what the future will bring for her, especially the teenage years. Is there any hope in all of this? I'm trying to have faith, but my fears overcome my faith at times. I hate to see my 10 year old child dealing with issues like this. What ever happened to the innocent playfulness of childhood? I mourn this loss for her! I'd love to hear from any of you who would like to respond. Take Care. ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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