New to OCD and Looking for Advice

January 3, 2012

Hello,

My 6 year old son was recently diagnosed with OCD. His therapist thinks it was

triggered from a bully experience he encountered at school.

He has no compulsions, just bad thoughts. He thinks he hurts people at school,

which he doesn't. He tells me that he wants to hurt me, but quickly tells me

that he would never do that. Once he came home and told me he licked his

teachers shirt, which didn't happen. He becomes so unsure of himself that he

just curls up in a ball and crys. He is becoming depressed and just wants these

bad thoughts to stop. He keeps having outbursts begging my husband and I to just

make his mind better. He is starting to shut down and not want to leave the

house in fear that he might hurt someone.

Going to school is a nightmare. He starts crying and showing signs of anxiety

about going to school the next day the minute I pick him up from school. When

we get there the principal waits for us and has to drag him off of me crying and

screaming for me not to leave him. He is afraid he might truly act out his bad

thoughts. He wants to know how I can promise him that he won't hurt somebody, or

how I know for sure he hasn't already. And honestly, how do I know.

I am struggling trying to figure out how to help him. It is heart breaking to

see my young son dealing with such a crazy mental illness.

If anyone has a child who has obsessive bad thoughts, what type of therapy have

you tried? I know there is no miracle cure, just want to make sure we are on the

right path.

His current therapist has him reading What to do when my brain gets stuck, which

he tells me doesn't help him at all. I have thought of changing schools since

he can't seem to get past the bully experience, but his therapist feels that is

giving his OCD to much power. He has to learn to deal with this anxiety and as

each day goes by when nothing bad happens, at some point his mind will move on.

But he doesn't feel like nothing bad happens, he is confused between his

thoughts and reality. I feel that maybe a new start away from the kids who hurt

him might help his anxiety level. Does anyone have any input on this issue?

Thank you for your time. I am looking forward to getting information that might

be able to help my son.

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