Guest guest Posted September 4, 2011 Report Share Posted September 4, 2011 Hi, I am hoping someone may have some tips for me. My beautiful 4 year old has ocd that comes and goes. Right now we are in a crisis. It kicks in after she goes pptty - makes her feel that she needs to go potty again so she ends up writhing on the floor screaming and crying that she needs to go potty again. This has made her so anxious about going potty that she really avoids it as much as she can because she knows her ocd will kick in. I have tried everything I can think of. I have tried distracting her like crazy - basically after she goes potty we have at least a half hour of all hands on deck distracting her. I have tried cancelling plans to let her stay home for a few days. I have tried dragging her to the van kicking and screaming so she will realize that going places is fun. I have tried drawing silly faces on the potty and letting her draw on it. We have the usual kids books on this and are reading them like crazy. We have been seeing a therapist but are now realizing that her approach (talking to my daughter and reassuring her - basically what I do all day long) is not adding value so I am trying to find a new one but am not having much luck. Since all of this distraction is a bust I am being really cruel right now and just letting her suffer right now to see if she has a limit and will calm herself - I feel awful about it but the distraction has not helped. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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