Guest guest Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 thanks so much for sharing your hope ~~Kathy gkathy40@... http://www.myspace.com/clearingachannel yahoo messenger id gkathy40@... Courage is not living without fear. Courage is being scared to death and doing the right thing anyway. -Chae ________________________________ To: OCDandparenting Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 3:30:54 PM Subject: Success! 200mgs of Luvox & 1 year of weekly in-home therapy That is what is seems to take to keep my 15 year old son on a normal radar track. Sure he still does his little rituals, no - he can't sleep or study in his room. no- he can't brush his own teeth (but he does put the toothpaste on the toothbrush now), but he CAN now open his school textbooks (kind of hard to succeed in school when you can't - not the best freshman year ever but sophmore year is definitely better), he CAN get his own socks and underwear out of the drawer, he CAN invite friends to sleep over and stay at their homes as well, he CAN enter the gym doorway in a regular fashion and most importantly he feels like he has a much better handle on the whole thing. I know that the OCD is not going to disappear and I have gotten used to the strange nuances that seem to come with it. I can only hope that through drugs and therapy that I can find a way for him to cope successfully. I am feeling the victory dance of progress coming upon me! I am hoping that we continue to see improvement. His confidence is way up - you can even see it on the basketball court; he is now the star player on the team. Last year he barely would take a shot. Joyce in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Awesome! I am rejoicing with you. Go ahead and dance!!!! Walk by Faith Tyler ________________________________ To: OCDandparenting Sent: Sunday, December 14, 2008 6:30:54 PM Subject: Success! 200mgs of Luvox & 1 year of weekly in-home therapy That is what is seems to take to keep my 15 year old son on a normal radar track. Sure he still does his little rituals, no - he can't sleep or study in his room. no- he can't brush his own teeth (but he does put the toothpaste on the toothbrush now), but he CAN now open his school textbooks (kind of hard to succeed in school when you can't - not the best freshman year ever but sophmore year is definitely better), he CAN get his own socks and underwear out of the drawer, he CAN invite friends to sleep over and stay at their homes as well, he CAN enter the gym doorway in a regular fashion and most importantly he feels like he has a much better handle on the whole thing. I know that the OCD is not going to disappear and I have gotten used to the strange nuances that seem to come with it. I can only hope that through drugs and therapy that I can find a way for him to cope successfully. I am feeling the victory dance of progress coming upon me! I am hoping that we continue to see improvement. His confidence is way up - you can even see it on the basketball court; he is now the star player on the team. Last year he barely would take a shot. Joyce in Seattle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 That's terrific, Joyce! Yay, to star of the basketball team too. I bet that makes him feel so good. ) BJ > > 200mgs of Luvox & 1 year of weekly in-home therapy > That is what is seems to take to keep my 15 year old son on a normal radar track. Sure he still does his little rituals, no - he can't sleep or study in his room. no- he can't brush his own teeth (but he does put the toothpaste on the toothbrush now), but he CAN now open his school textbooks (kind of hard to succeed in school when you can't - not the best freshman year ever but sophmore year is definitely better), he CAN get his own socks and underwear out of the drawer, he CAN invite friends to sleep over and stay at their homes as well, he CAN enter the gym doorway in a regular fashion and most importantly he feels like he has a much better handle on the whole thing. > I know that the OCD is not going to disappear and I have gotten used to the strange nuances that seem to come with it. I can only hope that through drugs and therapy that I can find a way for him to cope successfully. I am feeling the victory dance of progress coming upon me! I am hoping that we continue to see improvement. > His confidence is way up - you can even see it on the basketball court; he is now the star player on the team. Last year he barely would take a shot. > Joyce in Seattle > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 15, 2008 Report Share Posted December 15, 2008 Hi Joyce, So happy for you and your son with this success!!! Have to embrace every victory and build on them. That's so great about his being the " star player " on his basketball team, this must feel like such an accomplishment for him. Had to laugh at the toothbrushing, we had that for a year or more. Still an issue, but ours can brush now, never sure if he's being lazy or avoiding, or both! We've been about five months with massive improvement now. Ours is 17 and was never able to do formal therapy, but just kind of got fed up and started figuring out what to do for himself. Has thoughts increasing again now, but seems to manage them, even though he will say he's really not sure what to do with them. Just remind him not to do anything to feed them and they should settle down on their own. Wish this disorder would just let go its strangle hold... Still find it incredible how far they can come when it has been so bad, suspect you must feel the same. Hope your son continues with his progress, I'm sure you are very proud of him, and pat on the back to Mum too, who no doubt assisted every step of the way. Warmly, Barb > > 200mgs of Luvox & 1 year of weekly in-home therapy > That is what is seems to take to keep my 15 year old son on a normal radar track. Sure he still does his little rituals, no - he can't sleep or study in his room. no- he can't brush his own teeth (but he does put the toothpaste on the toothbrush now), but he CAN now open his school textbooks (kind of hard to succeed in school when you can't - not the best freshman year ever but sophmore year is definitely better), he CAN get his own socks and underwear out of the drawer, he CAN invite friends to sleep over and stay at their homes as well, he CAN enter the gym doorway in a regular fashion and most importantly he feels like he has a much better handle on the whole thing. > I know that the OCD is not going to disappear and I have gotten used to the strange nuances that seem to come with it. I can only hope that through drugs and therapy that I can find a way for him to cope successfully. I am feeling the victory dance of progress coming upon me! I am hoping that we continue to see improvement. > His confidence is way up - you can even see it on the basketball court; he is now the star player on the team. Last year he barely would take a shot. > Joyce in Seattle > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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