Guest guest Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I'm looking around the house at all we have done to accomodate son's ocd and wondering if I should take it all down (ie curtains to block him from dad, towels on chair where he sits, fans in bathroom to cover outside noise, etc. etc). I know there are others who have had child in treatment - how does it work coming home? tks so much Rhonda Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Hi Rhonda, I wanna say put your house back in order, take down the OCD stuff. But I haven't had a child coming home from treatment, so probably best to ask his treatment team; though I think they'd say the same. I hope the visit goes well! (or " went " well) I also hope he (and any other child in treatment somewhere) takes some comfort that they are not the ONLY child who needed to go there, for whatever reason, else they'd be there alone! The others may not have OCD, but there's a reason they are there for help with their illness too. ((hugs)) > > I'm looking around the house at all we have done to accomodate son's ocd and wondering if I should take it all down (ie curtains to block him from dad, towels on chair where he sits, fans in bathroom to cover outside noise, etc. etc). I know there are others who have had child in treatment - how does it work coming home? > tks so much > Rhonda > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Hi Rhonda, Is your son coming how already??? May have missed some posts... Thinking if that's the case then not much will have been accomplished yet, in terms of treatment? Just clarifying, re what to change at home. We didn't have the same kinds of issues, of things to take down or put away. More about setting boundaries firmly. Our son did not receive any treatment, beyond medication adjustments, so nothing had really changed re OCD. Our focus at the time was more about behavior. I just remember I had changed internally and was clearer about boundaries. The separation helped shift this for us too. I hope you are embracing this time to yourself, away from OCD demands. I know it can be hard when you are thinking about your son. I felt ambivalent, didn't know what to feel really. But remember feeling somewhat guilty about feeling relief over not having OCD in my face all day everyday, knowing my son had to be in the hospital for me to get this! Do you have anything to share about what is happening for your son at the hospital? Are you able to visit or talk by phone? Really hoping he is getting good treatment, or will be directed to some. Warmly, Barb > > I'm looking around the house at all we have done to accomodate son's ocd and wondering if I should take it all down (ie curtains to block him from dad, towels on chair where he sits, fans in bathroom to cover outside noise, etc. etc). I know there are others who have had child in treatment - how does it work coming home? > tks so much > Rhonda > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Hi Rhonda, Is your son coming how already??? May have missed some posts... Thinking if that's the case then not much will have been accomplished yet, in terms of treatment? Just clarifying, re what to change at home. We didn't have the same kinds of issues, of things to take down or put away. More about setting boundaries firmly. Our son did not receive any treatment, beyond medication adjustments, so nothing had really changed re OCD. Our focus at the time was more about behavior. I just remember I had changed internally and was clearer about boundaries. The separation helped shift this for us too. I hope you are embracing this time to yourself, away from OCD demands. I know it can be hard when you are thinking about your son. I felt ambivalent, didn't know what to feel really. But remember feeling somewhat guilty about feeling relief over not having OCD in my face all day everyday, knowing my son had to be in the hospital for me to get this! Do you have anything to share about what is happening for your son at the hospital? Are you able to visit or talk by phone? Really hoping he is getting good treatment, or will be directed to some. Warmly, Barb > > I'm looking around the house at all we have done to accomodate son's ocd and wondering if I should take it all down (ie curtains to block him from dad, towels on chair where he sits, fans in bathroom to cover outside noise, etc. etc). I know there are others who have had child in treatment - how does it work coming home? > tks so much > Rhonda > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Hi Rhonda, Is your son coming how already??? May have missed some posts... Thinking if that's the case then not much will have been accomplished yet, in terms of treatment? Just clarifying, re what to change at home. We didn't have the same kinds of issues, of things to take down or put away. More about setting boundaries firmly. Our son did not receive any treatment, beyond medication adjustments, so nothing had really changed re OCD. Our focus at the time was more about behavior. I just remember I had changed internally and was clearer about boundaries. The separation helped shift this for us too. I hope you are embracing this time to yourself, away from OCD demands. I know it can be hard when you are thinking about your son. I felt ambivalent, didn't know what to feel really. But remember feeling somewhat guilty about feeling relief over not having OCD in my face all day everyday, knowing my son had to be in the hospital for me to get this! Do you have anything to share about what is happening for your son at the hospital? Are you able to visit or talk by phone? Really hoping he is getting good treatment, or will be directed to some. Warmly, Barb > > I'm looking around the house at all we have done to accomodate son's ocd and wondering if I should take it all down (ie curtains to block him from dad, towels on chair where he sits, fans in bathroom to cover outside noise, etc. etc). I know there are others who have had child in treatment - how does it work coming home? > tks so much > Rhonda > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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