Guest guest Posted September 13, 2011 Report Share Posted September 13, 2011 I have worked with a DBT therapist to help my daughter. Dialectical behavior therapy (DBT) was developed for patients that engage in self harm. Last year I went for parent training in DBT. For parents, the skills we learned were to validate strong feelings of our children. For the DBT patient, they have weekly therapy, keep a diary of behaviors and key is they learn to cope with distressing feelings in healthy ways. DBT's focus is on teaching new coping skills. ERP is the evidence based therapy for OCD, however DBT does offer some other skills to develop too. I wish you good luck finding a treatment to help. We have relied mostly on medication to control anxiety and urges for our daughter. Some people are relaxed at night with the natural supplement melatonin. My daughter's anxiety is worse at night, this helps her get to sleep sooner and easier and she is more relaxed. Pam > > My 14 year-old daughter, diagnosed with OCD a couple of years ago, has received treatment and is doing really well in a lot of ways. Her hierarchy was 100+ long and she has completed about 75% of this hierarchy, mostly while at Memorial Hospital. One thing that seems to persist, however, is skin cutting. We've had her evaluated, and it seems that the cutting is OCD related: feeling the strong urge and a wave of anxiety until she has cut (her skin). She doesn't do other " cutting behaviors, " such as carry glass in he pocket for the first opportunity. She will use whatever is handy in her space when the urge arises: pencils, nails, and other sharp available things; of course we've locked up scissors, knives, and razors. Of course this is horrifying, and very difficult for us to treat. > > Has anyone else experienced this? Has anyone tried hypnosis for this type of OCD behavior? Ideas for ERP with this? > > Thanks for your help! > > Judy > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 11, 2011 Report Share Posted October 11, 2011 Just wanted to share some thoughts on cutting. I did a college thesis for Psychology on cutting and other forms of self harm. In the process of researching the topic, I learned a lot about the thinking behind the action. The overall message was that cutting can be a way for the person to express hurt or pain. In this situation, the person cutting may be thinking about all the pain s/he feels on the inside, but is unable to verbalize for a variety of reasons. The cutting can be seen as a way to let the pain out. It provides a physical outlet for the internal hurt. I chose the topic b/c one of my best friends inflicted self harm during our senior year of high school. As much as I cared about her and tried to understand, I struggled. If only I had known then what I know now.... I would have been able to help her. Brigitte 4a. (no subject) Posted by: " Pamela " susanonderko@... susanonderko Mon Oct 10, 2011 2:20 pm (PDT) Cutting is scary. There are psychologist that treat people with Borderline Personality disorder (BPD). BPD patients (mostly all girls) have huge mood swings and do self harm. ____________________________________________________________ 57-Year-Old Mom Looks 25 Mom Reveals Free Wrinkle Trick That Has Angered Doctors! http://thirdpartyoffers.juno.com/TGL3131/4e948ffaf2324c06f48st02vuc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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