Re: new needing some support

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exactly what we are. my daughter who is twelve has been suffering for years but

we didn't know what was wrong. it is onlt now that things are so bad she cannot

function properly outside or inside the home that we and others have become

aware of how bad the problem is. she had a diognosis of ocd about three months

ago and is under the services of our local childrens mental health team. however

in those three months since diognosis she has only had two sessions with a

therapist! she is so totaly exasted and mentally drained from it all that the

sessions are not effective, not to mention the time lapse in between being a

joke. so far rhey have suggested breathing tecniques and diagrams. if i even

suggest doing these at home she goes into melt down saying she is a freak and

why can't she be normal etc. what can i do i have two younger boys who are going

through hell and my husband and i spend our life walking on egg shells, we are

at breaking point and when i have tried to ask for some more support i have

basicly been told to try going private! we can't afford that. i am so scared my

daughter will hurt herself or end up sectioned if we don't get to grips with

this soon. we love her so much and this is breaking our hearts, any support

greatfully received, x

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[Guest guest]

Hi, welcome, and wish I had more time to reply! Sounds familiar, we were

basically on our own with no experienced therapist nearby either.

So - reading about OCD and its therapy - Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, with

Exposure & Response Prevention (CBT with ERP) - and all the suggestions from

this group that I gathered, we worked on things on our own.

Relaxation techniques - many do find those helpful to use too, but the CBT with

ERP is *the* treatment for OCD.

There are books for kids/teens of all ages, she may find some of them helpful,

comforting to read. Also great books out there for parents too! I used to go

to the bookstore and just read through some, not buy, and read a lot online.

Once you get some ideas, even on other behaviors your child doesn't have, you

can brainstorm some ways to work on your child's OC behaviors. And talking to

my son (who was also around 12 when it began) about how to " boss back " OCD and

giving examples, we would pick 1 or 2 things for him to start trying (baby steps

for us).

I'll add he wasn't on any medication immediately. We tried " alternative " type

products and used inositol powder (some recent posts on that if you search

archives for inositol). Though in high school he did go on Celexa. Both worked

well for him at the time.

What are some of her behaviors? You want to pick something (or two) that seem

the easiest to try working on for her.

single mom, 3 sons

, 22, with OCD, dysgraphia, Aspergers

graduated UNC-CH August 2011, BS Biology

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> hi what a breath of fresh air to read about other people going through exactly

what we are. my daughter who is twelve has been suffering for years but we

didn't know what was wrong. it is onlt now that things are so bad she cannot

function properly outside or inside