Re: Other quirky things - OCD related?

[Guest guest]

My 8 yo (not dx with ocd) has issues with clothes (lots of sensory stuff with

her).  SHe does not like to wear underwear.  She likes her clothes loose. 

She is VERY picky about pants - the crotch has to feel just right, as does the

waist.  I can NEVER buy clothes without her trying them on first.  It is

difficult.  SHe prefers to be naked.  At home she usually wears a dress with

no underwear.

Sharon

To:

Sent: Monday, August 1, 2011 10:15 AM

Subject: Other quirky things - OCD related?

 

I've been reading all the posts and I got to thinking about some of those

'quirky' things the kids do, and thought about a couple from my DD17. Numbers,

months, and I don't know what else, are associated with colors in her head. She

may say, Sept is a dark brown, or June is baby blue. I recall that the feel of

corduroy made her salivate, couldn't wear any corduroy.

There was also a time when she absolutely couldn't have anything too snug around

the crotch area. She would want to buy pants one or two sizes too big. It was

quite a time trying to get her pants that met her criteria and didn't look like

she was wearing someone else's clothes. She has gotten past that, will now wear

snug jeans - but never super tight - and although she's tall and skinny, she

shops for pants in the misses dept. I'm sure there is more but can't think about

that. I will start another post and explain about our college tours, etc.

[Guest guest]

 

Wow, interesting ... my kid too.

-JuLeah

To: " " < >

Sent: Monday, August 1, 2011 4:56 PM

Subject: Re: Other quirky things - OCD related?

 

My 8 yo (not dx with ocd) has issues with clothes (lots of sensory stuff with

her).  SHe does not like to wear underwear.  She likes her clothes loose. 

She is VERY picky about pants - the crotch has to feel just right, as does the

waist.  I can NEVER buy clothes without her trying them on first.  It is

difficult.  SHe prefers to be naked.  At home she usually wears a dress with

no underwear.

Sharon

To:

Sent: Monday, August 1, 2011 10:15 AM

Subject: Other quirky things - OCD related?

 

I've been reading all the posts and I got to thinking about some of those

'quirky' things the kids do, and thought about a couple from my DD17. Numbers,

months, and I don't know what else, are associated with colors in her head. She

may say, Sept is a dark brown, or June is baby blue. I recall that the feel of

corduroy made her salivate, couldn't wear any corduroy.

There was also a time when she absolutely couldn't have anything too snug around

the crotch area. She would want to buy pants one or two sizes too big. It was

quite a time trying to get her pants that met her criteria and didn't look like

she was wearing someone else's clothes. She has gotten past that, will now wear

snug jeans - but never super tight - and although she's tall and skinny, she

shops for pants in the misses dept. I'm sure there is more but can't think about

that. I will start another post and explain about our college tours, etc.

[Guest guest]

It is amazing to me to read some of the posts. I half think, " Did she run out

late one night and buy all books on OCD? How did she 'learn' to do all of this? "

 

I know that is not the case, but ... wow ... to hear how many behaviors she has

in common with other kids.

 

She thinks she is the only one and feels like a freak.

To: " " < >

Sent: Monday, August 1, 2011 6:32 PM

Subject: Re: Other quirky things - OCD related?

 

NEVER wears jeans.  And at 8 yrs old, is wearing (a few pairs of) shorts this

summer for the first time ever!!

Sharon

To: " " < >

Sent: Monday, August 1, 2011 7:15 PM

Subject: Re: Other quirky things - OCD related?

 

 

Wow, interesting ... my kid too.

-JuLeah

To: " " < >

Sent: Monday, August 1, 2011 4:56 PM

Subject: Re: Other quirky things - OCD related?

 

My 8 yo (not dx with ocd) has issues with clothes (lots of sensory stuff with

her).  SHe does not like to wear underwear.  She likes her clothes loose. 

She is VERY picky about pants - the crotch has to feel just right, as does the

waist.  I can NEVER buy clothes without her trying them on first.  It is

difficult.  SHe prefers to be naked.  At home she usually wears a dress with

no underwear.

Sharon

To:

Sent: Monday, August 1, 2011 10:15 AM

Subject: Other quirky things - OCD related?

 

I've been reading all the posts and I got to thinking about some of those

'quirky' things the kids do, and thought about a couple from my DD17. Numbers,

months, and I don't know what else, are associated with colors in her head. She

may say, Sept is a dark brown, or June is baby blue. I recall that the feel of

corduroy made her salivate, couldn't wear any corduroy.

There was also a time when she absolutely couldn't have anything too snug around

the crotch area. She would want to buy pants one or two sizes too big. It was

quite a time trying to get her pants that met her criteria and didn't look like

she was wearing someone else's clothes. She has gotten past that, will now wear

snug jeans - but never super tight - and although she's tall and skinny, she

shops for pants in the misses dept. I'm sure there is more but can't think about

that. I will start another post and explain about our college tours, etc.

[Guest guest]

I'm new to the group. My dd 13 has OCD. It first became apparent after

dealing with anorexia at age 9. She has not had trouble with eating issues

for almost 3 years now. She loves to bake and cook dinner. She is the

peacemaker in our home and always has been. She has always been the most

religious child, who seemed to just naturally " get it. " We've just gone back

to the therapist we saw for the eating disorder as she has trouble with

thoughts, some religious (or rather sacrilegious), some profanity, some

sexual. They are disturbing as she can't just dismiss and go on. We talk a

lot about that, and she is very open with us about those, of her own

choosing. I've told her she doesn't have to tell us everything, but she says

it feels better to tell someone about it and that is fine. Although

sometimes it wears me out to hear about it all the time.

She does worry about food being spoiled more than anyone I know. But she

manages that pretty well. She has severe food allergies so there is cause

for her worries in general but not specifically about spoiling.

She's been homeschooled and we're going today to the middle school to see if

she would like to take band and a few classes. I'm hoping this is a good

move for her. I know middle school can be awful in terms of catty, mean

girls, and all the hormones, but she feels she needs to get out more, and I

totally agree.

I posted today because the comment that letters, months have colors attached

to them struck a chord with me. I have often thought of that. I realized

many years ago when I visited my oldest child's preschool that it was the

magnetic letters on the board and possibly the months on the calendar that

are reusable that may have given me that mental image that stuck around long

past my kindergarten years. Just a thought.

I'm glad to have found a group to hear similarities and differences.

Thanks,

Laure

[Guest guest]

It is really amazing how many quirks they have in common with other OCDers.

 

My dd always thought everyone did things this way, that she wasnt doing or

thinking any differently than anyone else.  Now that she is 10, she does

realize she thinks/behaves differently, and that is ok.  We talk about how

people have different colored eyes or hair or skin.  How people like different

foods, smells, colors..  And how people's brains work in different ways.  All

those are things we did not chose, but what makes us who we are.  Some things

we can make different like trying new foods, wearing a different colored shirt

than we would usually pick, or tackling a worry we have.  And some things we

have no control over - such as eye or skin color.

Sharon

To: " " < >

Sent: Monday, August 1, 2011 8:57 PM

Subject: Re: Other quirky things - OCD related?

 

It is amazing to me to read some of the posts. I half think, " Did she run out

late one night and buy all books on OCD? How did she 'learn' to do all of this? "

 

I know that is not the case, but ... wow ... to hear how many behaviors she has

in common with other kids.

 

She thinks she is the only one and feels like a freak.

To: " " < >

Sent: Monday, August 1, 2011 6:32 PM

Subject: Re: Other quirky things - OCD related?

 

NEVER wears jeans.  And at 8 yrs old, is wearing (a few pairs of) shorts this

summer for the first time ever!!

Sharon

To: " " < >

Sent: Monday, August 1, 2011 7:15 PM

Subject: Re: Other quirky things - OCD related?

 

 

Wow, interesting ... my kid too.

-JuLeah

To: " " < >

Sent: Monday, August 1, 2011 4:56 PM

Subject: Re: Other quirky things - OCD related?

 

My 8 yo (not dx with ocd) has issues with clothes (lots of sensory stuff with

her).  SHe does not like to wear underwear.  She likes her clothes loose. 

She is VERY picky about pants - the crotch has to feel just right, as does the

waist.  I can NEVER buy clothes without her trying them on first.  It is

difficult.  SHe prefers to be naked.  At home she usually wears a dress with

no underwear.

Sharon

To:

Sent: Monday, August 1, 2011 10:15 AM

Subject: Other quirky things - OCD related?

 

I've been reading all the posts and I got to thinking about some of those

'quirky' things the kids do, and thought about a couple from my DD17. Numbers,

months, and I don't know what else, are associated with colors in her head. She

may say, Sept is a dark brown, or June is baby blue. I recall that the feel of

corduroy made her salivate, couldn't wear any corduroy.

There was also a time when she absolutely couldn't have anything too snug around

the crotch area. She would want to buy pants one or two sizes too big. It was

quite a time trying to get her pants that met her criteria and didn't look like

she was wearing someone else's clothes. She has gotten past that, will now wear

snug jeans - but never super tight - and although she's tall and skinny, she

shops for pants in the misses dept. I'm sure there is more but can't think about

that. I will start another post and explain about our college tours, etc.

[Guest guest]

This is called synesthesia and my 13yr old daughter with OCD & Asperger's has

this.. She sees color with numbers and letters and some things have texture

(like Friday is crunchy).  It's very common with girls on the spectrum,

especially those who are creatively gifted, which my daughter most definitely

is.  I also have synesthesia, but I have a different type and I am not

creatively gifted.  I have time/space synesthesia where I see time in certain

formats around me, i.e. a week encircles me with Sunday always being in the

front.. When I need to reference my week, I always look at the circle around

me.  I won't even try to explain how the decades look, LOL..

 

There is a synesthete test floating around on the web somewhere to test if you

have true synesthesia.  You might want to google it.  If I remember correctly,

it's at http://www.synesthete.org

 

Misty

>To:

>Sent: Tuesday, August 2, 2011 7:35 AM

>Subject: Re: Other quirky things - OCD related?

>

>

> 

>I'm new to the group. My dd 13 has OCD. It first became apparent after

>dealing with anorexia at age 9. She has not had trouble with eating issues

>for almost 3 years now. She loves to bake and cook dinner. She is the

>peacemaker in our home and always has been. She has always been the most

>religious child, who seemed to just naturally " get it. " We've just gone back

>to the therapist we saw for the eating disorder as she has trouble with

>thoughts, some religious (or rather sacrilegious), some profanity, some

>sexual. They are disturbing as she can't just dismiss and go on. We talk a

>lot about that, and she is very open with us about those, of her own

>choosing. I've told her she doesn't have to tell us everything, but she says

>it feels better to tell someone about it and that is fine. Although

>sometimes it wears me out to hear about it all the time.

>

>She does worry about food being spoiled more than anyone I know. But she

>manages that pretty well. She has severe food allergies so there is cause

>for her worries in general but not specifically about spoiling.

>

>She's been homeschooled and we're going today to the middle school to see if

>she would like to take band and a few classes. I'm hoping this is a good

>move for her. I know middle school can be awful in terms of catty, mean

>girls, and all the hormones, but she feels she needs to get out more, and I

>totally agree.

>

>I posted today because the comment that letters, months have colors attached

>to them struck a chord with me. I have often thought of that. I realized

>many years ago when I visited my oldest child's preschool that it was the

>magnetic letters on the board and possibly the months on the calendar that

>are reusable that may have given me that mental image that stuck around long

>past my kindergarten years. Just a thought.

>

>I'm glad to have found a group to hear similarities and differences.

>

>Thanks,

>

>Laure

>

>

[Guest guest]

My 8 yr old will only wear sweat pants. This is trying when it's summertime or

we need to go somewhere formal. Last summer I made shorts out of his old sweat

pants (which had holes in the knee anyway). He ended up wearing them, but I am

dreading the process of getting him to wear them and getting him over the fits

about cutting his clothing.

The other rules about clothing:

hates shorts

hates shoes

no sleeveless tanks, and sometimes will only wear long sleeves

shirts before breakfast " choke " him

no buttons or collars or sweaters or jackets (sigh)

no pants other than sweats or pajama pants

one pair of glasses is good, the other is bad

no boxers or briefs, thank goodness for boxer briefs

and don't forget no bumps on the sheets.

I know there's more, but I'm exhausted already

>

> I've been reading all the posts and I got to thinking about some of those

'quirky' things the kids do, and thought about a couple from my DD17. Numbers,

months, and I don't know what else, are associated with colors in her head. She

may say, Sept is a dark brown, or June is baby blue. I recall that the feel of

corduroy made her salivate, couldn't wear any corduroy.

> There was also a time when she absolutely couldn't have anything too snug

around the crotch area. She would want to buy pants one or two sizes too big. It

was quite a time trying to get her pants that met her criteria and didn't look

like she was wearing someone else's clothes. She has gotten past that, will now

wear snug jeans - but never super tight - and although she's tall and skinny,

she shops for pants in the misses dept. I'm sure there is more but can't think

about that. I will start another post and explain about our college tours, etc.

>

[Guest guest]

Is there any chance your dd has synesthesia?

17 y/o dd with OCD, anxiety/depression, NVLD & Asperger's

>

Numbers, months, and I don't know what else, are associated with colors in her

head. She may say, Sept is a dark brown, or June is baby blue.

[Guest guest]

Laure, Welcome to the group! I'm glad your dd has overcome her eating disorder

and has the confidence to take some middle school classes.

17 y/o dd with OCD, anxiety/depression, NVLD & Asperger's

>

> I'm new to the group. My dd 13 has OCD.

[Guest guest]

Laure, Welcome to the group! I'm glad your dd has overcome her eating disorder

and has the confidence to take some middle school classes.

17 y/o dd with OCD, anxiety/depression, NVLD & Asperger's

>

> I'm new to the group. My dd 13 has OCD.

[Guest guest]

Laure, Welcome to the group! I'm glad your dd has overcome her eating disorder

and has the confidence to take some middle school classes.

17 y/o dd with OCD, anxiety/depression, NVLD & Asperger's

>

> I'm new to the group. My dd 13 has OCD.

[Guest guest]

Does anyone take klonopin + zanax?

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Re: Other quirky things - OCD related?

Laure, Welcome to the group! I'm glad your dd has overcome her eating disorder

and has the confidence to take some middle school classes.

17 y/o dd with OCD, anxiety/depression, NVLD & Asperger's

>

> I'm new to the group. My dd 13 has OCD.

[Guest guest]

Does anyone take klonopin + zanax?

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Re: Other quirky things - OCD related?

Laure, Welcome to the group! I'm glad your dd has overcome her eating disorder

and has the confidence to take some middle school classes.

17 y/o dd with OCD, anxiety/depression, NVLD & Asperger's

>

> I'm new to the group. My dd 13 has OCD.

[Guest guest]

Does anyone take klonopin + zanax?

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

Re: Other quirky things - OCD related?

Laure, Welcome to the group! I'm glad your dd has overcome her eating disorder

and has the confidence to take some middle school classes.

17 y/o dd with OCD, anxiety/depression, NVLD & Asperger's

>

> I'm new to the group. My dd 13 has OCD.

[Guest guest]

Hi Laure, my son (now 22) also has the scrupulosity OCD (sacrilegious) now.

Prior to this, when OCD first began in 6th grade, he had compulsions and rituals

(nothing to do with religion). But he always seemed to be a bit " scrupey " ,

wouldn't do anything he felt was cheating (like looking at the math answers in

the back of the book to check).

So glad she got over the anorexia, that had to be really tough, hard work.

Which gives hope she'll beat back the OCD too. 's OCD with the

scrupulosity led to eating problems and it was scary!!! I can imagine how scary

anorexia must be!

I've a " touch " of OCD with thoughts like , have had since young, but for

me I've always just shrugged them off pretty well and gone on. OCD is terrible

when it grabs hold and has them so constantly and they can't let go.

Glad you found our group!

>

> I'm new to the group. My dd 13 has OCD. It first became apparent after

> dealing with anorexia at age 9. She has not had trouble with eating issues

> for almost 3 years now. She loves to bake and cook dinner. She is the

[Guest guest]

Hi Laure, my son (now 22) also has the scrupulosity OCD (sacrilegious) now.

Prior to this, when OCD first began in 6th grade, he had compulsions and rituals

(nothing to do with religion). But he always seemed to be a bit " scrupey " ,

wouldn't do anything he felt was cheating (like looking at the math answers in

the back of the book to check).

So glad she got over the anorexia, that had to be really tough, hard work.

Which gives hope she'll beat back the OCD too. 's OCD with the

scrupulosity led to eating problems and it was scary!!! I can imagine how scary

anorexia must be!

I've a " touch " of OCD with thoughts like , have had since young, but for

me I've always just shrugged them off pretty well and gone on. OCD is terrible

when it grabs hold and has them so constantly and they can't let go.

Glad you found our group!

>

> I'm new to the group. My dd 13 has OCD. It first became apparent after

> dealing with anorexia at age 9. She has not had trouble with eating issues

> for almost 3 years now. She loves to bake and cook dinner. She is the

[Guest guest]

Hi Laure, my son (now 22) also has the scrupulosity OCD (sacrilegious) now.

Prior to this, when OCD first began in 6th grade, he had compulsions and rituals

(nothing to do with religion). But he always seemed to be a bit " scrupey " ,

wouldn't do anything he felt was cheating (like looking at the math answers in

the back of the book to check).

So glad she got over the anorexia, that had to be really tough, hard work.

Which gives hope she'll beat back the OCD too. 's OCD with the

scrupulosity led to eating problems and it was scary!!! I can imagine how scary

anorexia must be!

I've a " touch " of OCD with thoughts like , have had since young, but for

me I've always just shrugged them off pretty well and gone on. OCD is terrible

when it grabs hold and has them so constantly and they can't let go.

Glad you found our group!

>

> I'm new to the group. My dd 13 has OCD. It first became apparent after

> dealing with anorexia at age 9. She has not had trouble with eating issues

> for almost 3 years now. She loves to bake and cook dinner. She is the

[Guest guest]

I guess that is it - I had seen a program on it on t.v. once. Now that I recall,

there was a person in the show that 'saw' sounds.

> >

> Numbers, months, and I don't know what else, are associated with colors in

her head. She may say, Sept is a dark brown, or June is baby blue.

>

[Guest guest]

I guess that is it - I had seen a program on it on t.v. once. Now that I recall,

there was a person in the show that 'saw' sounds.

> >

> Numbers, months, and I don't know what else, are associated with colors in

her head. She may say, Sept is a dark brown, or June is baby blue.

>

[Guest guest]

I guess that is it - I had seen a program on it on t.v. once. Now that I recall,

there was a person in the show that 'saw' sounds.

> >

> Numbers, months, and I don't know what else, are associated with colors in

her head. She may say, Sept is a dark brown, or June is baby blue.

>

[Guest guest]

I guess that is it - I had seen a program on it on t.v. once. Now that I recall,

there was a person in the show that 'saw' sounds.

> >

> Numbers, months, and I don't know what else, are associated with colors in

her head. She may say, Sept is a dark brown, or June is baby blue.

>

[Guest guest]

I guess that is it - I had seen a program on it on t.v. once. Now that I recall,

there was a person in the show that 'saw' sounds.

> >

> Numbers, months, and I don't know what else, are associated with colors in

her head. She may say, Sept is a dark brown, or June is baby blue.

>

[Guest guest]

I guess that is it - I had seen a program on it on t.v. once. Now that I recall,

there was a person in the show that 'saw' sounds.

> >

> Numbers, months, and I don't know what else, are associated with colors in

her head. She may say, Sept is a dark brown, or June is baby blue.

>

[Guest guest]

This may sound weird, but I remeber doing something like that when I was a kid.

I associated people with a few distinct color groups - red, blue, green. I'm

not sure if it was because a certain color evoked an emotion that I associated

with that color or what the criteria for being in one group or another was - I

remember it being easy to categorize and I did it without intention really. I

grew out of it pretty much. I remember it being most probounced around age 9 or

so. I would have to think hard to do it as an adult. SOmehow I think it gave

me a sense of order and security (I was very shy as kid). So strange,,,,I

thought I was the only one and i never have told anyone about it my whole life

(I'm 48)!

Bonnie

> > >

> > Numbers, months, and I don't know what else, are associated with colors in

her head. She may say, Sept is a dark brown, or June is baby blue.

> >

>

[Guest guest]

To answer your question though, I believe it's a perceptual thing that occurs

because of the way your brain is wired (neuron connections)...

Found this... " According to another theory that does not rely on extra

connections, synesthesia arises when normally covert channels of communications

between the senses are exposed to the light of consciousness "

I remember categorizing things with colors too....now that I think about it, I

believe that it was a feeling that made me think of a color - I felt the color?

I know it's strange...just being honest.

Bonnie

> > > >

> > > Numbers, months, and I don't know what else, are associated with colors

in her head. She may say, Sept is a dark brown, or June is baby blue.

> > >

> >

>