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- 6y
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Depends, she might be triggered onto other obsessions, things she hasn’t thought about. A lot of people on here vent, which can be good for them, but sometimes not good for others. But it’s a community of sorts, so she can see she’s not alone. It is a lonely illness!
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I agree, I think if you are in that age you should rather get help from a therapist or other professional. At least to start with. This app is good but maybe when you developed a more rational thinking, even though that doesn’t have to do with OCD I’d say it will make it even worse. Also, pay attention on every try for reassurance seeking, that just makes it worse in the long term. She’ll get through this, I wish you all the luck! :)
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- 6y
Get help from a therapist or other profissional (a good one). But you can help your daughter too (The opposite that my parents did): 1. Encourage her to do things to relief the anxiety like sports, not just studying/gaming all days 2. Don’t make fun of her compulsions 3. Tell her to ignore toxic people 4. Teach her to never use drugs, for example alcohol or cafeine. It just make things worse. (I know she is just 13! I am just giving long term hints)
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- 6y
Props to you for being an aware and helpful parent! A lot of us dont have support from our parents and other family. Support is crucial for success in OCD recovery!
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- 6y
Honestly, I wish I had this app when I was 13, but more importantly I wish I had real help. My parents never cared to get me some help claiming that medicine would make me worse, so it makes me happy that you are searching solutions for her.
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- 6y
Maybe she can relate with some stuff in here.Personally it's not the solution for sure but can help.The feedback when you write something here is great but don't forget is not from professionals.The exercises they have maybe can be usefull for her.Not for me though.Give it a shot.
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- 6y
Yes because she is so young she can also get paranoid with some things she read here.
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- 6y
Mommac, is she in therapy with a Ocd specialist? I only ask because a lot of therapist don’t know how to properly treat it they use normal talk therapies, etc instead of cbt therapy with exposure and response prevention
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Thanks everyone. She is in therapy but not sure it’s the best fit. I’m trying to figure out ways for her to help herself. However, I’m not sure she’d even be able to rate her own anxiety level effectively.
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As the parent of a teenager I might be concerned about the people who talk about violent or sexual thoughts. Not that I think they shouldn't, or that those thoughts are necessarily "bad". But 13 is a tough age and she is already processing a lot, even without the OCD. There probably isn't a lot she hasn't seen unless you are completely on top of her phone use. Kids like to shock eachother. Do whatever you can to get her to a therapist that specializes in OCD. I really think it helps.
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Have you ever had a thought so unsettling it stopped you in your tracks? That’s how postpartum OCD started for me, triggered by my grandfather’s passing. After he died, a terrifying question popped into my head—What if I’m not a good person? From that moment, I became afraid of my own thoughts. When I had my daughter, a new fear took over: What if I could hurt her? I avoided being alone with her and constantly sought reassurance, but nothing eased the panic—until I found NOCD and realized I had OCD. Therapy was terrifying, but learning to face my fears instead of running from them changed everything. One day, when I was alone with my daughter, the thoughts came, and I simply responded, Maybe I could. Maybe I couldn’t, and moved on. That’s when I knew I was getting better. OCD no longer controls my life—and if you’re struggling, know that recovery is possible. I’ll be live on the app around 6:00 PM CT answering any questions, so ask away!"
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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 little sister is 13 we’ve taken her to a child psychologist and she was diagnosed with OCD and social anxiety and I believe germaphobia. The psychologist said that he can’t properly diagnose her with autism until her anxiety symptoms are treated. But I am very positive that she is also autistic as I am autistic and know the symptoms vary well. She was given a medication at a low dose, I don’t remember what kind, she had been taking it even tho she did not want to for a couple of months. It seemed to be helping her anxiety immensely but I believe she is scared of how the medication changes how she feels and she doesn’t like the taste. So they switched medications and that one was even worse because the taste was too strong she didn’t even try it for more than a day so there’s no way of knowing if that one was better for her or not. These are both liquid medications btw we used juice for her to drink it. Since then she hasn’t taken any medication and she has said that she doesn’t want to. We can’t force her to take the medication as that would obviously be counter productive. But since then her ocd and germaphobia have gotten progressively worse. On top of not wanting medication she doesn’t like the idea of using any coping skills like deep breaths or breathing exercises to calm down and doesn’t like the idea when I talk about ERP or therapy or any kind of treatment that could help. It seems all the ideas either make her uncomfortable or scare her. I fear somewhat that my own ocd compulsions have made her think that this is normal and doesn’t need treatment and I don’t know what to do to help understand that treatment and change isn’t scary. I also fear that I’m not approaching this right and my mom doesn’t understand ocd like I do so I feel like it falls on me to help her through this and help my mom understand what we need to do to help her. I’m sorry this is so long. thank you for reading this. She’s really struggling and it’s affecting my own mental health too and I don’t know what to do. If anyone has any tips or advice please that’s all I’m asking for.
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