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- Fareena
- Date posted
- 4y ago
Changing ones diet, lots of excercise, finding a way to channel my feelings, outlets, activities, and medications have helped me
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.
Yes it gets really frustrating sometimes. I’m trying to educate him and hoping he would overcome it
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...
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
https://youtu.be/AZZIxyY23IA....its called starving the ocd monster
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
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.
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 .
@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.
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!
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
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.
www.ocdkidsmovie.com is another great resource
I’m new here and need help, not as someone who suffers from OCD, but as a mother who’s child (I believe) suffers from OCD. We have not had an official diagnosis yet as I am searching for a physician at this time. She has all of the aspects on the subject specifically, so I really wouldn’t be surprised by an OCD diagnosis at all. My question is, do any of you remember a time when the OCD became a problem for you? I meant, did something happen to trigger it or make it much worse or more evident? I’ve always known she was a “perfectionist” and very intellectually minded, so to speak, but several incidents happened last year (she’s almost 14) with some friends that didn’t end well. Since then, it’s as if she can’t focus at all and gets very obsessed by things. Almost like the incidents last year exacerbated the underlying problem. I want to help her however I can until we can get into a Dr, I just don’t know how and it seems she gets mad and irritated with me when I try, which is hurting this Moms heart. Can any of you suggest what I should or shouldn’t do at this point? She literally becomes frozen with certain fears, like being stung by a bee (never been stung before). Honestly, she’s had a fear of going to the bathroom forever (10 years), but medical Drs have never been able to help and now I know why. So, all to say, I’m not in denial but just want to help her. Thanks for any input you can give.
Hello ?? I’m new here. I’m a mother to a 7 year old boy that has not only been diagnosed with Autism Spectrum, Sensory Integration, ADHD but also OCD. He is afraid or germs, and he’s constantly asking me for reassurance with bad thoughts he is having. From his mind telling him he’s going to hurt me but he doesn’t want to, to telling me his mind is saying he likes boys but he thinks it’s nasty, to constantly repeating things that he did bad years ago that no longer matter even tho he has already told me. Also him saying things that I know didn’t happen but yet he says he’s not sure if it did or if it didn’t happen. To him brushing his teeth and counting. He can brush his teeth now and 2 minutes later I’ll ask him if he brushed his teeth and he will say did you me brush my teeth and if I say no he will say he doesn’t remember and he will go and brush again and again until I say yes I saw you. This is all so overwhelming I don’t know what else to do.
My almost 11 year old (in 1 1/2 weeks) son, has just started experiencing Moral OCD. Now that I’m understanding more and more about this type of OCD, I guess there might have been signs of other behaviors, but nothing that interferes with his day to day life. He is having deeply disturbing thoughts over and over! Then he feels the need to confess, I’ve asked him to stop confessing about 2 days ago, and the anxiety has gotten so bad, I’m on the verge of letting him confess them because it’s heartbreaking. He wants to same reassurance over and over and over. Asking the same questions as if we didn’t have a conversation 2 seconds prior! At this point, I need reassurance! Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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