Guest guest Posted October 3, 2011 Report Share Posted October 3, 2011 Just want to clarify on my " anxiety from her OCD could be a cause... " comment. Didn't mean it was OCD related type behavior, it's not part of OCD. Just skimming thru recent posts and thought my comment could come across that way to some. Was just thinking that with cutting, there is emotional stuff going on, and with OCD when it's severe and a person is so upset, and a lot of anxiety, maybe mad at themselves.... That's where the thought above came from if the behavior wasn't there prior to OCD. > > > There are " cutters " and you may also be dealing with this issue along with OCD. We've had members here who have had to deal with, treat, both. Some info on this: > http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_mind/feeling_sad/cutting.html > http://helpguide.org/mental/self_injury.htm > > The anxiety from her OCD could be a cause of this too, if this is when it started. (Just my thoughts, no expert here!) > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 4, 2011 Report Share Posted October 4, 2011 Awww, hate that she is feeling that way, teenage years are hard enough. I've heard of that reason with cutting too. I can imagine all the stuff on the walls in physics and then with a counting problem! Does the teacher understand what the problem is now? In middle school when 's OCD was so bad, he used to do things so fast, including walking, that he looked weird/odd. Throw in a bit of OCD mannerisms/compulsions.... Other students thought he was on crack or some drug, I heard thru the grapevine. Sigh, I was just thinking the other day how if we could go back in time and *still know what we know at present age*, and I went to teen/school years, boy would it be different; wouldn't worry about fitting in or what peers thought, etc. But gotta live through it I guess. Has she brushed her hair so much that it's gotten so thinned out? She's not pulling it out any, is she? Hair that thins on its own or begins to fall out some has me wondering about thyroid, so that's why I'm asking. I've naturally got fine, thin hair myself, envious of others with thick or fuller. > > > I hear what you are saying. We saw the therapist yesterday for the second time. AP did not tell the psychiatrist about her cutting last week when she saw him for the first time. When she came out yesterday, I asked her if she told the therapist everything. AP was told by the therapist she needs to seek help in other ways rather than cut herself. my daughter said she has no feelings at times and she cuts herself in an attempt to feel. She told me on the car ride home " I feel so dead inside and so confused because I cannot stop the thoughts of counting or brushing my teeth or making sure my hair is ok " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 5, 2011 Report Share Posted October 5, 2011 That was a pretty mean thing for the teacher to say! I hope you set them straight! > > > > > > I hear what you are saying. We saw the therapist yesterday for the second time. AP did not tell the psychiatrist about her cutting last week when she saw him for the first time. When she came out yesterday, I asked her if she told the therapist everything. AP was told by the therapist she needs to seek help in other ways rather than cut herself. my daughter said she has no feelings at times and she cuts herself in an attempt to feel. She told me on the car ride home " I feel so dead inside and so confused because I cannot stop the thoughts of counting or brushing my teeth or making sure my hair is ok " > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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