Guest guest Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 What state are you in? Maybe somebody on this list is near you and could use some support! I am in Southeastern Mass. I would love local support!!! , dd 10 yrs OCD New member introduction Hello, I don't think I introduced myself and my wonderful daughter on this list. I have read several digests and it sounds as if we are not alone in our peculiar struggles. One thing that makes me feel a bit different is that I have OCD also. My daughter Ami is 12 and last year began exhibiting OCD symptoms; no p-docs have dxd her with it, although she was dxd " Anxiety Disorder NOS " during the onset of symptoms, since she hadn't had them long enough to fit the DSM criteria. Anyway, I keep having flashbacks (joke) because my childhood was eerily similar, except I wasn't dxd, medicated, or treated in any way. Since it was a small town in the 70s, I basically was regarded as a behavior problem. I didn't get treated for OCD until I was 30 years old. Ami, on the other hand, is getting treatment from the local kids' mental health clinic. They have not done any CBT although I recently requested it. (Somehow, I thought that was standard therapy for OCD, but through almost a year of therapy, she never got any) Ami's therapist (who is actually pretty great at self-esteem, anger management, parenting, etc. topics) is planning to " staff " the case around the beginning of the year and either find someone in the agency who is trained in CBT or refer out. Ami's big problems are with contamination - handwashing, changing clothes, and cleaning up after going to the bathroom. Right now her obsessions are really labor-intensive for me, because despite my best efforts to limit the compulsions, there is still a lot of laundry to be done and a lot of toilet paper, baby wipes, and soap to replace. Ami is afraid of germs, disease, smells, stickiness, etc. etc. and of course there is no reassuring her with reality even though she is perfectly intelligent and able to understand how irrational the fears are. As if puberty wasn't hard enough without this crap to deal with. Ami is on Prozac, 60 mg daily and Ativan PRN (we try to use it sparingly!). She also had nonverbal learning disability and is on an IEP in school for math. Her verbal IQ is above average. Another complicating factor is that she is terribly, terribly oppositional. She would rather argue than obey, in most circumstances. This has been a lifelong problem. I dxd myself with OCD in my twenties and synthesized self-help techniques from cognitive therapies I'd received for major depression. I have always functioned okay with some bumps in the road, but am doing much better on an SSRI. What's strange is, although I have the disorder myself and have dealt with it with some measure of success, I have no adequate way to convey this learning to my Ami. She has to go down her own road of learning and healing. Which is really hard because I always want to rescue her, which is my major parenting flaw. Oh well, that's another post. I'm a single mom and professional. Ami is my only child, so far. Sigh. It's been really hard lately and I'm glad there is support out there, even though it is only online. There is no support group I know of around here that meets IRL. Thanks for " listening " . T. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ Our list archives, bookmarks, files, and chat feature may be accessed at: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group// . Our list advisors are Gail B. , Ed.D., Tamar Chansky, Ph.D.( http://www.worrywisekids.org ), Dan Geller, M.D.,Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D., ( http://www.lighthouse-press.com ). Our list moderators are Birkhan, Castle, Fowler, Kathy Hammes, Joye, Kathy Mac, Gail Pesses, and Kathy . Subscription issues or suggestions may be addressed to Louis Harkins, list owner, at louisharkins@... , louisharkins@... , louisharkins@... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 What state are you in? Maybe somebody on this list is near you and could use some support! I am in Southeastern Mass. I would love local support!!! , dd 10 yrs OCD New member introduction Hello, I don't think I introduced myself and my wonderful daughter on this list. I have read several digests and it sounds as if we are not alone in our peculiar struggles. One thing that makes me feel a bit different is that I have OCD also. My daughter Ami is 12 and last year began exhibiting OCD symptoms; no p-docs have dxd her with it, although she was dxd " Anxiety Disorder NOS " during the onset of symptoms, since she hadn't had them long enough to fit the DSM criteria. Anyway, I keep having flashbacks (joke) because my childhood was eerily similar, except I wasn't dxd, medicated, or treated in any way. Since it was a small town in the 70s, I basically was regarded as a behavior problem. I didn't get treated for OCD until I was 30 years old. Ami, on the other hand, is getting treatment from the local kids' mental health clinic. They have not done any CBT although I recently requested it. (Somehow, I thought that was standard therapy for OCD, but through almost a year of therapy, she never got any) Ami's therapist (who is actually pretty great at self-esteem, anger management, parenting, etc. topics) is planning to " staff " the case around the beginning of the year and either find someone in the agency who is trained in CBT or refer out. Ami's big problems are with contamination - handwashing, changing clothes, and cleaning up after going to the bathroom. Right now her obsessions are really labor-intensive for me, because despite my best efforts to limit the compulsions, there is still a lot of laundry to be done and a lot of toilet paper, baby wipes, and soap to replace. Ami is afraid of germs, disease, smells, stickiness, etc. etc. and of course there is no reassuring her with reality even though she is perfectly intelligent and able to understand how irrational the fears are. As if puberty wasn't hard enough without this crap to deal with. Ami is on Prozac, 60 mg daily and Ativan PRN (we try to use it sparingly!). She also had nonverbal learning disability and is on an IEP in school for math. Her verbal IQ is above average. Another complicating factor is that she is terribly, terribly oppositional. She would rather argue than obey, in most circumstances. This has been a lifelong problem. I dxd myself with OCD in my twenties and synthesized self-help techniques from cognitive therapies I'd received for major depression. I have always functioned okay with some bumps in the road, but am doing much better on an SSRI. What's strange is, although I have the disorder myself and have dealt with it with some measure of success, I have no adequate way to convey this learning to my Ami. She has to go down her own road of learning and healing. Which is really hard because I always want to rescue her, which is my major parenting flaw. Oh well, that's another post. I'm a single mom and professional. Ami is my only child, so far. Sigh. It's been really hard lately and I'm glad there is support out there, even though it is only online. There is no support group I know of around here that meets IRL. Thanks for " listening " . T. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ Our list archives, bookmarks, files, and chat feature may be accessed at: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group// . Our list advisors are Gail B. , Ed.D., Tamar Chansky, Ph.D.( http://www.worrywisekids.org ), Dan Geller, M.D.,Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D., ( http://www.lighthouse-press.com ). Our list moderators are Birkhan, Castle, Fowler, Kathy Hammes, Joye, Kathy Mac, Gail Pesses, and Kathy . Subscription issues or suggestions may be addressed to Louis Harkins, list owner, at louisharkins@... , louisharkins@... , louisharkins@... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 What state are you in? Maybe somebody on this list is near you and could use some support! I am in Southeastern Mass. I would love local support!!! , dd 10 yrs OCD New member introduction Hello, I don't think I introduced myself and my wonderful daughter on this list. I have read several digests and it sounds as if we are not alone in our peculiar struggles. One thing that makes me feel a bit different is that I have OCD also. My daughter Ami is 12 and last year began exhibiting OCD symptoms; no p-docs have dxd her with it, although she was dxd " Anxiety Disorder NOS " during the onset of symptoms, since she hadn't had them long enough to fit the DSM criteria. Anyway, I keep having flashbacks (joke) because my childhood was eerily similar, except I wasn't dxd, medicated, or treated in any way. Since it was a small town in the 70s, I basically was regarded as a behavior problem. I didn't get treated for OCD until I was 30 years old. Ami, on the other hand, is getting treatment from the local kids' mental health clinic. They have not done any CBT although I recently requested it. (Somehow, I thought that was standard therapy for OCD, but through almost a year of therapy, she never got any) Ami's therapist (who is actually pretty great at self-esteem, anger management, parenting, etc. topics) is planning to " staff " the case around the beginning of the year and either find someone in the agency who is trained in CBT or refer out. Ami's big problems are with contamination - handwashing, changing clothes, and cleaning up after going to the bathroom. Right now her obsessions are really labor-intensive for me, because despite my best efforts to limit the compulsions, there is still a lot of laundry to be done and a lot of toilet paper, baby wipes, and soap to replace. Ami is afraid of germs, disease, smells, stickiness, etc. etc. and of course there is no reassuring her with reality even though she is perfectly intelligent and able to understand how irrational the fears are. As if puberty wasn't hard enough without this crap to deal with. Ami is on Prozac, 60 mg daily and Ativan PRN (we try to use it sparingly!). She also had nonverbal learning disability and is on an IEP in school for math. Her verbal IQ is above average. Another complicating factor is that she is terribly, terribly oppositional. She would rather argue than obey, in most circumstances. This has been a lifelong problem. I dxd myself with OCD in my twenties and synthesized self-help techniques from cognitive therapies I'd received for major depression. I have always functioned okay with some bumps in the road, but am doing much better on an SSRI. What's strange is, although I have the disorder myself and have dealt with it with some measure of success, I have no adequate way to convey this learning to my Ami. She has to go down her own road of learning and healing. Which is really hard because I always want to rescue her, which is my major parenting flaw. Oh well, that's another post. I'm a single mom and professional. Ami is my only child, so far. Sigh. It's been really hard lately and I'm glad there is support out there, even though it is only online. There is no support group I know of around here that meets IRL. Thanks for " listening " . T. _________________________________________________________________ Express yourself instantly with MSN Messenger! Download today - it's FREE! http://messenger.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200471ave/direct/01/ Our list archives, bookmarks, files, and chat feature may be accessed at: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group// . Our list advisors are Gail B. , Ed.D., Tamar Chansky, Ph.D.( http://www.worrywisekids.org ), Dan Geller, M.D.,Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D., ( http://www.lighthouse-press.com ). Our list moderators are Birkhan, Castle, Fowler, Kathy Hammes, Joye, Kathy Mac, Gail Pesses, and Kathy . Subscription issues or suggestions may be addressed to Louis Harkins, list owner, at louisharkins@... , louisharkins@... , louisharkins@... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Hello, Thanks for the replies! We are in NW Ohio, close to both Michigan and Indiana. I agree, local support would be awesome! Peace, T. > What state are you in? Maybe somebody on this list is near you and could use some support! I am in Southeastern Mass. I would love local support!!! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Hello, Thanks for the replies! We are in NW Ohio, close to both Michigan and Indiana. I agree, local support would be awesome! Peace, T. > What state are you in? Maybe somebody on this list is near you and could use some support! I am in Southeastern Mass. I would love local support!!! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Hello, Thanks for the replies! We are in NW Ohio, close to both Michigan and Indiana. I agree, local support would be awesome! Peace, T. > What state are you in? Maybe somebody on this list is near you and could use some support! I am in Southeastern Mass. I would love local support!!! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Hi T, I'm a single mom also, 3 sons. , 15, has OCD; also has diagnoses of dysgraphia and Aspergers. Luckily hasn't had any real contamination problems. He had a lot of compulsions in the beginning (back around age 11.5); some were so weird/unheard of that I actually wished he had some of the more commonly known OCD things like contamination! I'm glad her mental health therapist is actually working towards finding someone or referring. At least that sounds promising! We have no one either at our local mental health, and I work there (office assistant)! Well, wanted to welcome you. This group has always been my greatest support and knowledge base (1 word or 2??) since this all began! > Hello, I don't think I introduced myself and my wonderful daughter on this > list. I have read several digests and it sounds as if we are not alone in > our peculiar struggles. One thing that makes me feel a bit different is > that I have OCD also. My daughter Ami is 12 and last year began exhibiting > OCD symptoms; no p-docs have dxd her with it, although she was dxd " Anxiety > Disorder NOS " during the onset of symptoms, since she hadn't had them long > enough to fit the DSM criteria. Anyway, I keep having flashbacks (joke) > because my childhood was eerily similar, except I wasn't dxd, medicated, or > treated in any way. Since it was a small town in the 70s, I basically was > regarded as a behavior problem. I didn't get treated for OCD until I was 30 > years old. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Hi T, I'm a single mom also, 3 sons. , 15, has OCD; also has diagnoses of dysgraphia and Aspergers. Luckily hasn't had any real contamination problems. He had a lot of compulsions in the beginning (back around age 11.5); some were so weird/unheard of that I actually wished he had some of the more commonly known OCD things like contamination! I'm glad her mental health therapist is actually working towards finding someone or referring. At least that sounds promising! We have no one either at our local mental health, and I work there (office assistant)! Well, wanted to welcome you. This group has always been my greatest support and knowledge base (1 word or 2??) since this all began! > Hello, I don't think I introduced myself and my wonderful daughter on this > list. I have read several digests and it sounds as if we are not alone in > our peculiar struggles. One thing that makes me feel a bit different is > that I have OCD also. My daughter Ami is 12 and last year began exhibiting > OCD symptoms; no p-docs have dxd her with it, although she was dxd " Anxiety > Disorder NOS " during the onset of symptoms, since she hadn't had them long > enough to fit the DSM criteria. Anyway, I keep having flashbacks (joke) > because my childhood was eerily similar, except I wasn't dxd, medicated, or > treated in any way. Since it was a small town in the 70s, I basically was > regarded as a behavior problem. I didn't get treated for OCD until I was 30 > years old. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 25, 2004 Report Share Posted December 25, 2004 Hi T, I'm a single mom also, 3 sons. , 15, has OCD; also has diagnoses of dysgraphia and Aspergers. Luckily hasn't had any real contamination problems. He had a lot of compulsions in the beginning (back around age 11.5); some were so weird/unheard of that I actually wished he had some of the more commonly known OCD things like contamination! I'm glad her mental health therapist is actually working towards finding someone or referring. At least that sounds promising! We have no one either at our local mental health, and I work there (office assistant)! Well, wanted to welcome you. This group has always been my greatest support and knowledge base (1 word or 2??) since this all began! > Hello, I don't think I introduced myself and my wonderful daughter on this > list. I have read several digests and it sounds as if we are not alone in > our peculiar struggles. One thing that makes me feel a bit different is > that I have OCD also. My daughter Ami is 12 and last year began exhibiting > OCD symptoms; no p-docs have dxd her with it, although she was dxd " Anxiety > Disorder NOS " during the onset of symptoms, since she hadn't had them long > enough to fit the DSM criteria. Anyway, I keep having flashbacks (joke) > because my childhood was eerily similar, except I wasn't dxd, medicated, or > treated in any way. Since it was a small town in the 70s, I basically was > regarded as a behavior problem. I didn't get treated for OCD until I was 30 > years old. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 10, 2008 Report Share Posted December 10, 2008 Hello everyone, My name is Kirsten and I am a university student from Ontario. I recently discovered 's podcast and decided that joining this group would be a good idea. My story is that I was always the " fat kid " in elementary school. So all of my life I have dealt with the teasing and consequences of not looking like I'm " supposed " to look. When I moved away from home last year to come to university, I decided to finally dedicate myself to losing weight. I went from a size 10/12 (14 at my highest) to now a size 6/7 with the help of a meal plan from a dietician and a gym membership included with my tuition. During this summer, I was down to a 5/6. Here is where the problem begins. Now that I am in my second year, I am suddenly experiencing binges and I have gained about 10 lbs back. I am trying to get back to where I was only a few months ago, but as soon as I get back on track and feel good, something triggers inside of me and I binge, hide food, and then feel extremely guilty. So that is my story. I hope that by listening to the podcast, participating in this group, and doing the activities suggested by , that I will be able to discover what is going on, and work at making it better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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