Re: Clothing...or lack of.

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Hi, Thanks to everyone who wrote it was wonderful to know I'm not alone. I

guess one thing that bothers me ,is e doesn't seem to be bothered with

the fact that she;s naked.Now I have tried to let her know that everyone

has something that they need to work on,but maybe I've over done it.She has

no problem telling the kids at school about her problem with clothes.e

is NEVER depressed ,she is always happy even when she gets in trouble for

something and you seed her to her room, you can hear her in there

singing.(while I'm in the other room crying. We have tried some CBT but she

didn;t want to work on it .She doesn't care if she can't get dressed or

can't go out to play .She says she just loves to be with me.I'm calling the

doctor in a little bit. Thank you ,I love you all God Bless you and your

precious children

Clothing...or lack of.

>From: Knod <kelly@...>

>

>It has been nice to read these emails today. I was on the OCD-L about a

>year ago and it was helpful but this really is more geared to what is

>happening in our home.

>

>First, we are in So. Oregon. We have found the best Doctor in this area

>and I really dislike him. For over 2 years now I have wanted to do BT

>and not just rely on Meds. I finally found a therapist and now " The

>Doctor " thinks it is a great idea. LONG story....

>

>I just wanted to comment on the underwear. My daughter puts it on and

>the second you turn your head it is missing. Kind of like Houdinni.

>Her socks are the same, tags in her clothes get cut off along with part

>of her clothing. It is frustrating but I understand how she feels

>because I also have OCD. We have both been on Zoloft for a while and

>now we are both switching to Luvox. I just hope it works for her. The

>anger gets worse. It seems that every 6 months to a year her meds

>either need to be adjusted or changed. It is so frustrating. I am so

>hopeful that therapy will help. Her therapist seems just really

>wonderful and we start this week.

>

>As for Beth and your Grandaughter, I must say that I admire you a great

>deal. Some days I can barely handle my child, I have 3 other girls

>besides who has the OCD. When the other 3 are home alone it is

> " Normal " . The second comes home it is chaos. I am doing my best

>to not let her know how we all feel but it is hard when your 3 year old

>asks you when you are going to give her sleeping medicine.

>

>Well, enough. I have been through the med changes, the Doctor changes,

>we have literally spent a year in the house because was too

>terrified to leave so I truly understand what you are all going

>through. We are at a bad time right now and I appreciate the advice and

>support.

>

>Thank you,

>

>

>

>mailto:kelly@...

>

>

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[Guest guest]

HI :

My son is also a stripper at times. However now he is 12 and puberty is

looming he gets very self-conscious about the no-clothes or no-pants

routine when anyone stops by, he always rushes off and dresses at that

point.

What we have found in treating the nakedness compulsion is to make sure we

never make him feel ashamed of the compulsion. We do let him know in no

uncertain terms that most 12 year olds do go around with clothes on. What

works is to wear what we call a " daddy shirt " which often covers most of

the body and somehow is safer (until it gets contaminated) than his own

clothes. Of course we have a lot of laundry, more clothing changes than a

debutante! Now I am working on that and refuse to fold his laundry, he

must do this and put it away so he is motivated to have less laundry.

How wonderful that e is such a cheerful child despite her OCD. You are

very blessed with this. Take care, aloha, Kathy

kathyh@...

At 09:08 AM 4/12/99 -0500, you wrote:

>From: " Wayt " <rwwayt@...>

>

> Hi, Thanks to everyone who wrote it was wonderful to know I'm not alone. I

>guess one thing that bothers me ,is e doesn't seem to be bothered with

>the fact that she;s naked.Now I have tried to let her know that everyone

>has something that they need to work on,but maybe I've over done it.She has

>no problem telling the kids at school about her problem with clothes.e

>is NEVER depressed ,she is always happy even when she gets in trouble for

>something and you seed her to her room, you can hear her in there

>singing.(while I'm in the other room crying. We have tried some CBT but she

>didn;t want to work on it .She doesn't care if she can't get dressed or

>can't go out to play .She says she just loves to be with me.I'm calling the

>doctor in a little bit. Thank you ,I love you all God Bless you and your

>precious children

[Guest guest]

Just a thought but what about talking to an occupational therapist for the

sensitivity issue.My 9 yr. old went thru this with underwear.He wears reg.

bvd " s now 1-2 sizes too big.He couldn't take the feeling of it touching his

genitals so he was constantly pulling on the front of his pants.Also has to

have tags removed and socks have to reach a specific area on his shin.I

mentioned the ot because when he was younger he had an aversion to certain

textures.This was before he was said to have Tourettes and OCD

symptoms.Regards,Hope p.s. I am looking for a therapist but am finding it

hard to understand the differences in them.Is cbt only for touching issues

like hand washing or turning switches on and off?What would be for thiughts

and learning to think before acting on an impulse (compulsion)?any help in

claifying would really be appreciated.

Clothing...or lack of.

>

>

>>From: Knod <kelly@...>

>>

>>It has been nice to read these emails today. I was on the OCD-L about a

>>year ago and it was helpful but this really is more geared to what is

>>happening in our home.

>>

>>First, we are in So. Oregon. We have found the best Doctor in this area

>>and I really dislike him. For over 2 years now I have wanted to do BT

>>and not just rely on Meds. I finally found a therapist and now " The

>>Doctor " thinks it is a great idea. LONG story....

>>

>>I just wanted to comment on the underwear. My daughter puts it on and

>>the second you turn your head it is missing. Kind of like Houdinni.

>>Her socks are the same, tags in her clothes get cut off along with part

>>of her clothing. It is frustrating but I understand how she feels

>>because I also have OCD. We have both been on Zoloft for a while and

>>now we are both switching to Luvox. I just hope it works for her. The

>>anger gets worse. It seems that every 6 months to a year her meds

>>either need to be adjusted or changed. It is so frustrating. I am so

>>hopeful that therapy will help. Her therapist seems just really

>>wonderful and we start this week.

>>

>>As for Beth and your Grandaughter, I must say that I admire you a great

>>deal. Some days I can barely handle my child, I have 3 other girls

>>besides who has the OCD. When the other 3 are home alone it is

>> " Normal " . The second comes home it is chaos. I am doing my best

>>to not let her know how we all feel but it is hard when your 3 year old

>>asks you when you are going to give her sleeping medicine.

>>

>>Well, enough. I have been through the med changes, the Doctor changes,

>>we have literally spent a year in the house because was too

>>terrified to leave so I truly understand what you are all going

>>through. We are at a bad time right now and I appreciate the advice and

>>support.

>>

>>Thank you,

>>

>>

>>

>>mailto:kelly@...

>>

>>

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their

>web site at http://www.ocdhelp.org/ and view schedules for chatroom support

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[Guest guest]

> Just a thought but what about talking to an occupational therapist for the

> sensitivity issue..

Hi Hope and all, my sister-in-law is an occupational therapist and she

recently told me she does from time to time work with people with ocd, but

specifically to accomplish what I don't know. I also didn't ask whether she

works with children but I would imagine so. When my daughter was diagnosed

three months ago my sister-in-law was a great source of information about

ocd, but until then I guess I didn't really understand what an occupational

therapist did.

I feel fortunate that my 5-year-old had a bad time with clothing for only

about a month, shortly before and right after she began having obsessions.

Then this problem just faded (while other compulsions took center stage.)

She still has problems with wrinkly socks but thankfully not to the extent

I've read about in other posts. Fingers are firmly crossed, this was a

major problem while it was going on and I certainly don't miss it a bit.

Kathy R.

[Guest guest]

Hi all,

Since there has been so much talk on clothing sensitivity I thought I'd add my

few cents worth to the conversation. We had a real time of it when my daughter

was young. The sock thing was a

biggy and was the frequent reason for not getting to school on time. For almost

3/4's of a year she lived in the same swimsuit. At the time if she had to wear

something else she would wear

the swimsuit underneath. Labels and " scratchy " clothes are the worst but she

will also complain just because some colours don't feel right. She's 14 now and

I would still say her clothing

sensitivity is still there though not as obvious.

I sometimes wonder if this is evidence of a physical marker in children with

OCD. I've talked to some parents of OCD kids and they feel there is a possible

digestive or enzyme component to

OCD and related disorders. They have suggested there may even be some links to

the research on treatment with Secretin in autism. I know it's very common that

people become more sensitive to

external stimuli like clothing during a very bad flu. Maybe there is something

to this or not? What do people on the list think about this?