Guest guest Posted August 4, 2008 Report Share Posted August 4, 2008 , if you don't mind a few suggestions on books. . . Some of our favorites were: What to do when your Child has Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Aureen Pinto Wagner Ph.D. Freeing Your Child from Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Tamar E. Chansky Helping Your Child With Ocd: A Workbook for Parents of Children With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder by Lee Fitzgibbons and Cherry Pedrick Talking Back to OCD by March The last two are workbooks that walk you through CBT and ERP, but they also have some really good information about just what OCD is and how it works. Hope you enjoy your trip. ) BJ > > > > > > > > Hello: > > > > > > > > I just signed up to this list serve yesterday. I'm very afraid my > > > 10 1/2 year old daughter has OCD. As a matter of fact I'm sure she > > > does. It all started (to my knowledge) about a month ago. She is > > > obssesed with making marks on things and is constantly checking to > > > she if she did or asking me if she did. It happens hundreds of times > > > a day.....She thinks her nails are marking things, toes are marking > > > things - almost any time she touches something on accident then she > > > thinks she made a mark. > > > > > > > > She's also asked about if she touches her mouth with her fingers - > > > is that bad? She seems to be washing her hands more. > > > > > > > > She's commented that she doesn't like it when the things on her > > > dresser are touching each other. > > > > > > > > She's done some ritualistic things (i.e. making star patterns) > > > because she feels like if she doesn't something bad will happen. > > > > > > > > I have a phone call into a counselor to try and set up an > > > appointment next week. She and her 7 year old brother left today to > > > go camping with my mom and dad, which is usually always a fun time > > > for them. My husband and I are going away with friends to a lodge > > > and rafting down a river ~ our time away from the kids this summer. > > > I didn't want to tell my mom about it b/c I didn't want her to > > > worry......well now I guess that was a bad decision b/c my daughter > > > just called home (she is 2 hours away) and she was crying and wanting > > > me to tell grandma about the 'marking' thing b/c it was really > > > getting annoying (as she puts it) So I told my mom what was going on > > > and I'm hoping that relieves some of her stress and makes her feel > > > better. I told her she could talk to grandma about it anytime. > > > > > > > > She is a very very intelligent girl and is congizant that these are > > > irrational thoughts but she cannot stop them. She hates this and it > > > is driving her crazy.....and me.......I'm a crying wreck....... .. > > > > Please tell me how I can help her at this very early stage ~ should > > > I cancel our adult weekend and have my parents bring her back???? > > > > > > > > I'm so scared for her......I want to make this go > > > away........ ...please help us......... > > > > Beth > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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