Guest guest Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 - I am sorry I missed this. I'm a little troubled because son is now saying he can't wait to get away from home to treatment center in order to get away from Dad's dirt. He's been like a chess maestro in how he's come to avoid all his triggers. He puts off going to bathroom for hours, also going to bed. Now if he can just get away from Dad, that's it for the triggers, he believes. I have no idea how the whole ER exam will go and totally uncertain if he will freeze up about people/things touching him. Thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers. Would love to hear update on your son at . Rhonda Re: Rhonda - re my son > > , that's wonderful that he is starting to talk about it a little!! He's on his way to getting better! > > With , it was easy for him to see those physical rituals/routines and having to do things over as OCD. But the thoughts I guess are so " invisible " and he said once he had some when younger to, guess it just wasn't to a bad degree. So for him that is personality/person related, not OCD. Sigh! Hopefully your son will see some of those physical things/reactions/routines...as OCD as therapy moves along. I wonder if he has any " bad thoughts. " With 's earlier OCD, he said something bad would happen to him if he didn't do them AND he had to get a " just right " feeling. I used to wonder if he was having " thoughts " before doing any but he told me no. > > So happy your son is opening up, must be feeling better and more comfortable there, which says a lot about ! > > > > > > > > Wow, that is quite a story about your son and what you both have been through!! You both are real troopers, that is for sure! It sounds like your son had a pretty good insight into what was going on with his OCD as he got older, which I'm sure was helpful to him and to you. > > > > What you said about having the son with the " weird OCD " that really hit home with me! After being on this list and reading the wide variety of issues this kids deal with, I don't think there is any such thing now as " weird OCD. " It really does encompass such a broad spectrum of symptoms, behaviors, rituals, obsessions, etc. > > > > And on that note, a little bit of encouraging news with my son. His psychiatrist said he's just now beginning to open up more to him about his OCD. And although he doesn't really understand it himself and can't really articulate too much at this point, at least he's giving them something they can start working with. > > > > > > > > > Hi Rhonda, gee, how to keep this short! so much to cover. > > > > > > OK - in 6th grade, age 11.5 or so, OCD just seemed to come on overnight. > > > He'd been in school just 2 or 3 weeks, was fine. I noticed him erasing a lot one night during homework and writing/paper looked odd. He would erase and not rewrite, or if a letter didn't look " right " he had to draw a line from the letter to the top of the page. His writing, which used to be a bit large (motor skill) was much smaller and what I called " chicken scratch " it was just illegible. He started > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 5, 2012 Report Share Posted April 5, 2012 Rhonda, When will your son be going to the treatment center? When he puts off going to the bathroom what happens? Reason I'm asking is because I believe my son is/was doing the same thing and I'm sure it's an OCD-based issue, but don't know exactly what. I can imagine how stressful this is for you, but hopefully you will be able to get him into the treatment center soon. The sooner he gets in there, the sooner they can start addressing his issues and hopefully get him on the road to being more functional. I know with my son, it's going to be a very long haul, but part of that is because of the complication of his Tourette's/tics. The good news is that he's making little baby steps with starting to open up to the psychiatrist about his OCD. He can't articulate too well because it's all confusing for him, but I think they will be able to help him little by little get to the root of things. Please keep us posted on your son. > - I am sorry I missed this. I'm a little troubled because son is now saying he can't wait to get away from home to treatment center in order to get away from Dad's dirt. He's been like a chess maestro in how he's come to avoid all his triggers. He puts off going to bathroom for hours, also going to bed. Now if he can just get away from Dad, that's it for the triggers, he believes. I have no idea how the whole ER exam will go and totally uncertain if he will freeze up about people/things touching him. Thanks so much for your thoughts and prayers. Would love to hear update on your son at . > > Rhonda > > Re: Rhonda - re my son > > > > , that's wonderful that he is starting to talk about it a little!! He's on his way to getting better! > > > > With , it was easy for him to see those physical rituals/routines and having to do things over as OCD. But the thoughts I guess are so " invisible " and he said once he had some when younger to, guess it just wasn't to a bad degree. So for him that is personality/person related, not OCD. Sigh! Hopefully your son will see some of those physical things/reactions/routines...as OCD as therapy moves along. I wonder if he has any " bad thoughts. " With 's earlier OCD, he said something bad would happen to him if he didn't do them AND he had to get a " just right " feeling. I used to wonder if he was having " thoughts " before doing any but he told me no. > > > > So happy your son is opening up, must be feeling better and more comfortable there, which says a lot about ! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Wow, that is quite a story about your son and what you both have been through!! You both are real troopers, that is for sure! It sounds like your son had a pretty good insight into what was going on with his OCD as he got older, which I'm sure was helpful to him and to you. > > > > > > What you said about having the son with the " weird OCD " that really hit home with me! After being on this list and reading the wide variety of issues this kids deal with, I don't think there is any such thing now as " weird OCD. " It really does encompass such a broad spectrum of symptoms, behaviors, rituals, obsessions, etc. > > > > > > And on that note, a little bit of encouraging news with my son. His psychiatrist said he's just now beginning to open up more to him about his OCD. And although he doesn't really understand it himself and can't really articulate too much at this point, at least he's giving them something they can start working with. > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hi Rhonda, gee, how to keep this short! so much to cover. > > > > > > > > OK - in 6th grade, age 11.5 or so, OCD just seemed to come on overnight. > > > > He'd been in school just 2 or 3 weeks, was fine. I noticed him erasing a lot one night during homework and writing/paper looked odd. He would erase and not rewrite, or if a letter didn't look " right " he had to draw a line from the letter to the top of the page. His writing, which used to be a bit large (motor skill) was much smaller and what I called " chicken scratch " it was just illegible. He started > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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