Skitch411

My daughter is done with therapists. I don’t blame her. They shame and laugh. I quit trying to push that as it doesn’t help. Every few months she breaks down crying how bad her OCD and life is. She also turns her hurts on me. I’m broken watching her, not being able to help her. She can’t even work. She was told by disability she has OCD but no financial help was awarded. I guess she is high functioning which is a joke. Her life is shattered. My heart is broken.

Username: ParadisaParadisa

Date posted: 29w ago

That’s awful! I hate that therapy can be such a gamble, most therapist seem to just project their ideals instead of really letting the person have their own spotlight. The whole point is she wants to be understood and accepted, not be told recommendations based on someone else’s life but it’s not her life. Im so sorry she’s going through this, the best thing you can do is be the consistent hope that she needs and when she’s ready to take it all in she knows she can go to you ❤️

Username: lrschradellrschradel

Date posted: 29w ago

@Paradisa I really appreciate you just listening and not rattling on about the virtues of therapy. I don’t know how to help her and I see her distance from me. Perhaps I do some too as it hurts so much and I can’t seem to help her.

Username: ParadisaParadisa

Date posted: 29w ago

@lrschradel I believe as long as you’re accessible, you’re doing all you can ❤️ we unfortunately can fix and control everything, I believe the more she embraces it, no alone, she will learn how to live WITH it, instead of it being something that hurts her because she doesn’t understand it.

Username: lrschradellrschradel

Date posted: 29w ago

@Paradisa I love your wisdom. Thank you so much ❤️

Username: ShrlztmplShrlztmpl

Date posted: 29w ago

Being there is the biggest help. I know I can always count on my dad even when I get really bad he has never left my side. Just know you’re doing enough by being there. OCD can be extremely draining and tiring :(

Username: lrschradellrschradel

Date posted: 29w ago

@Shrlztmpl Thank you so much for your insight. It is draining for everyone. I don’t even know how to help her really.

Username: KrisH04

Date posted: 3y ago

Hi everyone. Any advice on how to help a teen with severe OCD, a teen that absolutely does NOT want to participate in therapy and continues to say “I like my life the way it is.” “You are just trying to change me.” Keep in mind, she does not eat anything at our home, does not touch anything certain people have touched, has special clothes for riding in the car, sitting in bed, and being out in the house, will not ride in the family car, will not touch people-any people, will not touch school books so she is falling behind in school. She more or less spends her entire day in her room. She used to be so social and fun and adventurous. During therapy she is sassy and defiant, completely different than her normal self. I have tried everything and can use all the help I can get. Thank you in advance!

Username: johnmorris.j...

Date posted: 1y ago

Our daughter needs help fast

As parents, we are very distressed. Our daughter is studying law. She puts in 100% and is one of the star students with very high marks throughout he degree. But she has OCD with perfection. This started a few years back but it is getting worse. She knows all the work in great detail but cannot put her knowledge and thoughts onto paper for her assignments. This causes such stress that she feels her life is ruined and she is useless. She sobs everyday saying she cannot believe this is happening to her. She has delayed various courses to help alleviate the stress but it is not helping. Have any of your therapists encountered this before and can you urgently help. She must finish her qualification for her own benefit. Thanks in advance.

Username: sooosad1

Date posted: 1y ago

Mom Here

My daughter has ocd, what can I say or do to help her? I know nothing about this🙁 She’s in her young 20s. She didnt get a lot of help from the counselor she saw her whole life when she was a kid. So many things are going wrong for her right now, i worry☹️. Thank you sincerely to anyone that answers 🙏🏻

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