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Changing ones diet, lots of excercise, finding a way to channel my feelings, outlets, activities, and medications have helped me
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I'm sorry you are going through this! If it's possible to educate him about what he's going through that would be beneficial. Also, a good way of getting children involved in recovery is speaking in terms they can understand. You can compare ocd to a bully. The bully comes around and says give me your money or I'll through you down the stairs. If he's scared that he can actually do that then she will give him the money. This will temporarily get the bully to go away but now he bully knows what works and will continue to come back. The more you give the bully the more he takes. Ocd is the same. The more you give the ocd the more it takes. So try to educate him that each time he does a compulsion the more the ocd will take.
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Yes it gets really frustrating sometimes. I’m trying to educate him and hoping he would overcome it
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Hello, there are a few TED talks that I watched and shared with my parents It seemed to really help them understand what OCD is. I also would recommend any children's books about dealing with emotions or OCD. Therapy and exposure therapy have been very effective. I personally feel stronger when I talk about my OCD, and when my parents ask questions like how can I support you? What does it feel like? That must be really hard...all help me feel like they understand. Constant love and verbal praise. Maybe a feelings space to go when your child is struggling, journaling, and sensory objects like stress balls and sand. Here are the videos I shared with my parents...
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Thank you so much for your help. He doesn’t know he have this problem. I’m trying to educate him . He is very intelligent and smart otherwise
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https://youtu.be/AZZIxyY23IA....its called starving the ocd monster
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I’ve had it since I was a kid and didn’t know it. When I was old enough to realize not everyone has the same issues as me, my mom told me I’ve been like that since a child and have had compulsions since I was little. I wish that I had started treatment when I was younger so you being here asking questions is great. There’s a lot your son will have to do on his own, and will learn to control things on his own. But starting with talking to a therapist can help immensely. More so that he has someone to talk to that isn’t a parent and will understand what is happening inside his head
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Get him in to see an OCD Specialist ASAP. A specialist will give a proper diagnosis, educate both of you on how this illness works, and provide treatment and recommendations for both of you at home. A regular therapist or psychologist may not necessarily know how to treat OCD properly (though many claim to,) so finding an OCD Specialist specifically will give him the best chance at a quick recovery. There are tons of resources out there for parents: https://kids.iocdf.org/for-parents/managing-ocd-in-your-household/ You may also want to join a support group for families dealing with a member who has OCD. It can help you feel less alone, connect with others who have been through similar issues, and give you a place to turn for support and resources. You sound like a concerned and aware parent. I think you can do a lot to help your son and the earlier you seek help, the better.
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Thank you so much . Well yea I’m aware about his struggle. It wasn’t this much before. So I thought it will go away and in initial stage and not that we may need help .
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@Fareena OCD is chronic, but the earlier he learns the skills to manage it when it does pop up, the better off he’ll be in the long run and the more time he can spend in remission from the mental illness throughout his life. I wish I’d learned the skills I have now when I was a kid. It truly would have changed my life. Instead I didn’t get a proper diagnosis until well into adulthood. It caused a lot of issues I could have avoided or coped with easier.
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Good luck. And the fact that you are looking for help shows how much you care. I always hate when people feel sorry for me, but when people are curious and supportive and just listen...that works best for me. We are here for you!
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Yea he is extraordinarily smart kid otherwise. Brilliant in his studies and active . But lately he is behaving little odd and behave aggressively. He thinks he is ignored and he talks about things he doesn’t like
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I will say my behavior even as an adult is very impulsive and can be very negative when I am really struggling with my OCD. I often try to avoid things that make me uncomfortable and in therapy I have learned that avoidance can be a compulsive. I also tend to pull away socially if I feel people dont understand me. I believe therapy and excercise and exposing myself to my fears have helped me.....I have been told that often people with OCD have very high IQs and intellect.
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www.ocdkidsmovie.com is another great resource
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My daughter was just diagnosed with OCD, and is in denial. Her brother is the source of contamination for her. Everything he does, triggers her. She will not be in the same room as him, and it's only getting worse. If you were a child in denial, refusing medication and therapy, what helped you to finally accept help?
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My son has Pure O religious/scrupulosity with GAD and Bipolar. My son was diagnosed with Pure O religious OCD two years ago. He has to complete a task so that God doesn’t send him to hell if he doesn’t do it. These tasks are dangerous like doing multiple back flips on concrete, or jumping off balconies three times, doing MMA slams on his back three times. The thoughts are telling him if he doesn’t do this he will go to hell. Or he is so worried about blaspheming the holy spirt and loose his salvation. He knows this is his OCD. He knows the scripture and that God is one of peace and love. Been there and done that on quoting scripture and reminding him he is saved. I can see the torture he is going through and it is painful to watch. He also needs to be stuck next to me at all times cuz it makes him feel safe. This is impeding on my life as I feel I have a toddler again, he is 24 and a former 4 star football player. He wants this to stop, he is in therapy and working on it. He was free from these thoughts from November 2023 till April 2025. He is dealing with narcissistic trauma with his father and this triggers the OCD. My question is what can I do to support and help him through these episodes and not agitate him and to help him heal?
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My husband and I have 3 kids.. ages 13, 7 & 1. Our 13 year old has always been somewhat “different”, even as a toddler. He was very quiet and socially awkward. Not much has changed in that department. He isn’t into sports and has a very hard time finding anything at all that interests him. He doesn’t have many friends as he is still awkward and has a hard time fitting in. He has OCD. Specifically moral OCD. He feels like he has to confess everything to me that he feels isn’t appropriate. Curse words he hears on tv, something off-color that he or his friends said at school, anything sexual he hears on tv or in a joke. He laughingly tells me but he is reading my face to gauge my reaction on the subject every time. We tell him constantly that he doesn’t have to confess to us but, of course, those who know much about OCD know that this is harder than just simply telling them they don’t have to give into their compulsions. He is very anxious and worries about everything. He also has inattentive ADHD so he’s currently on medicine for that but can’t tell if it’s actually helping anything or not. He’s on anxiety meds too that we are trying to assess. Honestly, we have also wondered if he may be on the spectrum but high-functioning. Not sure. We are very worried about his future. He is not maturing and doesn’t care to learn how to better himself since he’s getting older. Anyway, now that I’ve given a little background, my reason for posting is that I wonder if we have created all of this. First of all.. I am a hovering mom. Im very overprotective and have a hard time letting my kids do much because I’m anxious myself. I grew up with a yelling mom and stepdad. Sadly, I have resorted to this trauma behavior much of my son’s life as well. I try my hardest not to lose my temper and yell but, I am very ashamed to say, that I haven’t been able to do a very good job with that. I have been overly critical also. Learned behavior. I will add that we are also a religious family that goes to church and follows the Bible. My husband was raised differently. His parents are very mild mannered and calm. Very sweet with my husband and his sister growing up and they aren’t “yellers”. They live out in the country and are very lax about many rules when my children go out there. Not that they let them do whatever they want but at the same time… they do seem to have a hard time saying no. My sister in law and her family live across the street from my in laws so they’re all out in the country together living their peaceful, carefree life. 🙄 They seem to think that my husband and I have brought all of this on ourselves with how we have so many rules and boundaries. They’re of the mindset that we should be exposing him to movies with curse words and letting him hear innnapropriate things and curse words more. This is how they parent their 10 year old (who is homeschooled so.. in my opinion they don’t have to worry so much about him repeating the curse words at school. We are at a Christian, private school where I also teach so it’s a bigger deal making sure my kids don’t hear those things and repeat). Anyway.. first and foremost, I’m looking for advice on how to reverse the damage from me losing my temper these last 13 years. I swear I am trying my hardest and strive everyday to be a good mom. I want so badly for them to WANT to keep a close relationship with us when they become adults living on their own. But I am so scared I’m ruining them. Does it seem to be the case? Also, do you think we have caused this OCD? Be honest with everything please. I am constantly very worried we are doing this wrong.
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