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I'm so sorry, this is so hard for you all. The one thing that comes to mind is "Ethan Smith", he is ambassadeur for the IOCDF, if you search for his keynote speech at you tube, it's amazing, he had severe OCD and his parents had to act in the tough love way...You can reach him at justethan@iocdf.org or ethocd@gmail.com He always answers and have good advices to give, maybe some inspiration for you and your son.
Unfortunately, there’s not much you can do to force someone to begin treatment. There’s an abundance of resources out there, including this app, which make treatment accessible and affordable. I want to be clear that I think it’s perfectly reasonable to have boundaries in your life to ensure your own well-being. I’d just like to ask, how would you feel if you’d learned a friend had banned their child from their home for having diabetes? Or if they were struggling with autism? Because we know OCD is a disorder at the level of the brain, of which the sufferer does not have full agency or control over it. You, of course, are under no obligation to do anything you don’t want to do. I also understand the personal frustration of having a loved one suffering from OCD.
Banning him probably isn’t the right solution but the frustration of having a family member with ocd is real. Ocd is debilitating for the sufferer- like last night I couldn’t make dinner because I was stuck in a loop for hours on end. It’s not his fault. I do hope he takes a step towards getting treatment.
I’m sorry that you all are going through this. Before I respond, could you elaborate a little more on begging him to do something? What have you guys tried?
What have you tried with your son? Have you told him about ERP or other treatment or given him resources?
Thanks for the suggestions- we have tried getting him to therapy- tried home therapy where he counselors come to the home weekly only to have them “give up” as he will not even write up goal for his life. I suggested he download this app but he would not do it.
Hi all, I’m coming at this from a different perspective. I’m a parent of a child (boy, age 8) that has OCD. I’m using nOCD as an additional tool to help me help him. I’m learning as much as I can to be able to help him learn to manage this along with meds and therapy.
Our 13 yo daughter has OCD. Has this app been helpful to you?
Hi, My name is stephen and hope you don’t mind me reaching out. This is my sons account and using this to gather support for my wife and I. My son has been sectioned for trying to take his own life twice in the last 7 days which is extremely heartbreaking for is My wife and I have seen my son suffer for over 2 years with OCD of a child nature and homosexual nature and we have no idea what to do as a family going forward. We have seen mutilple therapist over the years who have indicated to us as a family he suffers from severe OCD and is not a pedophile or Gay. He mentioned to Julie and i he was coming onto this application software to obtain help but seems it’s been the ultimate cause of his mental health. He has reported back to us on daily basis that you can have Homosexual obsessions and realise you are Gay and also Child obsessions and realise you are pedophile. This is where it leaves my wife and I in a difficult situation as I have attended multiple therapy sessions with my son and documented the dialogue from councillors in private conversations saying this isn’t true. So I ask why has my son deteriorated so much from this application? And is this true? Kind regards.
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