Guest guest Posted January 12, 2006 Report Share Posted January 12, 2006 Hi Carole; I just wanted to say it's good to hear from our Floridians lately. Happy New Year to you and Danni and that is wonderful news that the group is going to help with his disablilites. Many hugs, Melt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 28, 2010 Report Share Posted November 28, 2010 Hi, welcome! That's good the therapist picked up on possible OCD issues, it can be treated with the right therapy and medication too. You can try therapy alone if you want to hold off on trying medication, though some do better with med too as part of treatment. Have you visited the OCD Foundation website yet? It will explain what OCD is, what type therapy is used for it, medications, etc. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) along with Exposure & Response (or some say ritual) Prevention (ERP) are the type therapies used. CBT with ERP. Sorry he is having the " thoughts. " Many here can relate to that, my own son (now 21) is dealing with thoughts. Thoughts vary with persons though. Your son may like to read/hear some of the children's books about OCD to help him understand what it is, that these thoughts are not HIM but caused by the illness and lots of children have OCD, he's not alone. (definitely not alone!!) There are some good books for parents too. The OCD Foundation lists some of the best. Glad you found our group! single mom, 3 sons , 21, with OCD, dysgraphia and Aspergers > > Hello, I am new to this site. I have been taking my 9 year old son to see a therapist for some issues and it came out that he may have OCD. I do not want him to have OCD and I am wishing that the thoughts he is having will stop. I am so confused. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 Hi, I just wanted to give you a quick welcome to the group before I head out to work. I have a 9 yr old son with " bad thoughts " ocd, and a 14 yr old daughter with it. As mentioned already, you can try therapy alone first, than, if it doesn't help as much as you'd like, you could try him on some medication along with the therapy I have to run! Hugs Judy ________________________________ To: Sent: Sun, November 28, 2010 11:47:04 AM Subject: Hi  Hello, I am new to this site. I have been taking my 9 year old son to see a therapist for some issues and it came out that he may have OCD. I do not want him to have OCD and I am wishing that the thoughts he is having will stop. I am so confused. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 Welcome to the group. Did the therapist suggest delving into it more, to have an official diagnosis? Possibly seeing a psychiatrist, or psychologist? It can be very confusing. Learning about OCD will help you to understand better what you are dealing with, and possibly help you figure out if you think it is OCD too. " Intrusive thoughts " are common with OCD. Our son also has GAD, and we found it was similar, with thoughts, that were there almost constantly. Both caused a lot of anxiety. His OCD thoughts were irrational, whereas his GAD thoughts were about things that were possible, but exaggerated. He has been helped a lot by medication, coupled with CBT/ERP (cognitive behavioral therapy / exposure and response prevention) therapy. I remember feeling the exact same way when we got an official diagnosis. . I didn't want our son to have OCD. I wanted it to all just go away. Glad you found our group. BJ > > Hello, I am new to this site. I have been taking my 9 year old son to see a therapist for some issues and it came out that he may have OCD. I do not want him to have OCD and I am wishing that the thoughts he is having will stop. I am so confused. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 30, 2010 Report Share Posted November 30, 2010 Hi there and welcome! Are you concerned by the content of your son's thoughts? Just so you know, they can have violent and/or sexual thoughts, this is part of OCD. The OCD will target anything that they fear or feel uncomfortable with. The thoughts are usually completely out of character. Our son is introverted and shy. He had violent and sexual thoughts. He was so embarrassed by them that he didn't want to see a doctor, because he didn't want to talk about them. We told him he did not have to disclose the content of the thoughts to have the doctor help him. It is very confusing for them and for us as parents. It feels as if your child is possessed or is no longer your child anymore. It can so take them over that they no longer no who they are anymore. But when they understand the OCD and how it works, they can learn how to manage it. They learn that they are not their thoughts, that they don't have to listen to them, that they are not " real " . They can talk back to the thoughts, not listen or do what they tell them to. The " issues " that you took your son to the therapist for may well have roots in the OCD, and when that is managed they may fall away, or be lessened. Know that OCD is very treatable! It just might take some time. Warmly, Barb Canada Son, 19, OCD, LD plus - doing well for over 2 years > > Hello, I am new to this site. I have been taking my 9 year old son to see a therapist for some issues and it came out that he may have OCD. I do not want him to have OCD and I am wishing that the thoughts he is having will stop. I am so confused. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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