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Welcome Adam,

Everyone is welcome here. I don't really know too much about Asperger's but I am sure it has been difficult for you growing up with it. This is definitely a friendly and caring environment! I'm and I am 46 with fibromyalgia, asthma, allergies, chronic sinusitis, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, low thyroid, overactive bladder, gerd, insomnia, sleep apnea, depression & anxiety. I think that is most of it. I have 2 kids, my son Nick is 24 and healthy, he works as a pharmacy tech and plans to go on to pharmacy school (he is a college grad). My daughter is 22 and has cystic fibrosis, she was born with it so knows what it is like to grow up "different". She is now in college and wants to be a mechanical engineer. My husband is a mechanical engineer and she has his sort of thinking.

Anyway, glad to have you! I have a friend Bree with fibro and some other issues who may be joining us soon. Just a heads up!

love,

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hello adam. i look forward to hearing more about you and your life. i am sure you have been through so much. there are so many people here to talk to and so many new friends to make. hope to hear from you soon. evelynAdam Wilder <bermudatriangle1793@...> wrote: Hello, my name is Adam as, I am a 33yr old male from Florida whom has been living with Aspergers Syndrome for 30yrs now.Also, I have Depression & Diabetes too yet, I take sincere care in managing

them however, there are times I feel overwhelemed as person from the standpoint some people treat me as, if I'm a liability unto them due to having a great amount of adversity to deal with in life.Anyways, I joined this group to share my experiences in a friendly-caring environment.I'll speak more of myself tomorrow so, may everyone have a nice evening.Adam

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i am also in florida a little north of tampa in a

little town called zephyrhills where abouts are u?

--- Adam Wilder <bermudatriangle1793@...>

wrote:

> Hello, my name is Adam as, I am a 33yr old male

> from Florida

> whom has been living with Aspergers Syndrome for

> 30yrs now.Also,

> I have Depression & Diabetes too yet, I take

> sincere care in

> managing them however, there are times I feel

> overwhelemed as

> person from the standpoint some people treat me

> as, if I'm a

> liability unto them due to having a great amount

> of adversity to

> deal with in life.Anyways, I joined this group

> to share my

> experiences in a friendly-caring environment.

>

> I'll speak more of myself tomorrow so, may

> everyone have a nice

> evening.

>

> Adam

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

jeana

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Greetings, Adam here I may not be familiar with your

particular condition however, I'll try to sincerely learn of it so,

as to become better in understanding the difficulties of your

life.

" Be like water making its way through cracks. Do not be assertive, but

adjust to the object, and you shall find a way round or through it. If

nothing within you stays rigid, outward things will disclose

themselves. "

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Welcome !

I'm with all sorts of problems, fibromyalgia being #1 I guess, I am also fighting a bad sinus infection. I have 2 kids, Nick is 24 and healthy and is 22 and has cystic fibrosis. Recently I have started to think I may have cf as well and I want to be tested for it. My daughter has a mild form of the disease and a rare mutation and I could have it as well.

Well I don't have Peripheral Neuropathy but I did use to take Neurontin--it didn't really help me and I got off it. We all have a hard time making people understand our illnesses especially our own families!! Join the club.

love,

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Hi , welcome!!

I'm a single mom with 3 sons - ages 17 and 21 (twins are 17; not

identical). (17) began with his OCD in 6th grade.

I *think* that I would see about trying some medication for Tyler for

his OCD. His doctor should be able to help with that, as I guess he

may need to balance between the Concerta and the OCD medication. Was

his ADHD pretty bad before going on medication? Asking, as sometimes

you need to treat what is the most " bothersome " which right now would

be the OCD/anxiety. The doctor might try Tyler on the same anti-

depressant you're on if it works well for you with no side effects

and is one that is also prescribed for OCD. It does take higher

doses to treat OCD than it does to treat depression/other, dosage

just varies per person.

You might also ask his doctor if he/she knows of anyone experienced

in treating OCD in kids with CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) and

ERP (exposure & response prevention). " Talk " therapy won't help OCD

although it can help with other things (like any problems he's having

due to family/divorce, school...).

We didn't have anyone in our little area to do therapy with

and had to manage on our own. So I read & researched, joined this

great group which gave lots of support and suggestions to try and we

somehow managed to slowly have things turn around for the better!

But just this year he began having bad thoughts,

scrupulosity/religious OCD issues. So he's dealing with that. In

middle school he went through rituals/compulsions. It was like 24-

hour OCD. School actually was easier for him than being home, the

distractions there at school I guess. But we had to set up a 504

Plan for him (sort of like an IEP) and get accommodations and

modifications as his schoolwork/grades really suffered, he couldn't

even write hardly or read, etc. Stress can definitely make OCD

worse, and the Plan really helped ease some of that for us both

(though it was still really hard getting the work done - long

story). Anyway, there are definitely depressing times for our kids

when suffering with OCD 24/7. 's going through some

depression now. His eyes look so sad. He doesn't want to go back on

medication right now, but we shall see....

Well I'm glad you are all safe now at your parents!! Divorce is

emotional, stressful on everyone. I separated from 's dad

when the twins were just 2 months old (my choice).

Oh, has a thing about blood/food. So now he won't eat bone-

in chicken, just boneless. Chicken's a favorite food of his too.

Hope to hear more from you, hang in there!

>

> Hi. I am a new member, I am , mom to 3 kids ages 15,11,6.

I

> live in Arizona. I joined this group because my 11 yr old son,

Tyler

> has shown signs of OCD since 2003. I have not gotten him diagnosed

> yet with it. we do have an appt with his therapist tomorrow so

> hopefully I can get some answers. Tyler was diagnosed in 2003 with

> ADHD and he also has some LD's. He has been on Concerta since 9/03

> and it has always worked well for his ADHD. He is in " special "

> classes for his LD's.

> He ALWAYS has been a overly anxious child. He obessses about so

much.

[Guest guest]

Hi , welcome!!

I'm a single mom with 3 sons - ages 17 and 21 (twins are 17; not

identical). (17) began with his OCD in 6th grade.

I *think* that I would see about trying some medication for Tyler for

his OCD. His doctor should be able to help with that, as I guess he

may need to balance between the Concerta and the OCD medication. Was

his ADHD pretty bad before going on medication? Asking, as sometimes

you need to treat what is the most " bothersome " which right now would

be the OCD/anxiety. The doctor might try Tyler on the same anti-

depressant you're on if it works well for you with no side effects

and is one that is also prescribed for OCD. It does take higher

doses to treat OCD than it does to treat depression/other, dosage

just varies per person.

You might also ask his doctor if he/she knows of anyone experienced

in treating OCD in kids with CBT (cognitive behavioral therapy) and

ERP (exposure & response prevention). " Talk " therapy won't help OCD

although it can help with other things (like any problems he's having

due to family/divorce, school...).

We didn't have anyone in our little area to do therapy with

and had to manage on our own. So I read & researched, joined this

great group which gave lots of support and suggestions to try and we

somehow managed to slowly have things turn around for the better!

But just this year he began having bad thoughts,

scrupulosity/religious OCD issues. So he's dealing with that. In

middle school he went through rituals/compulsions. It was like 24-

hour OCD. School actually was easier for him than being home, the

distractions there at school I guess. But we had to set up a 504

Plan for him (sort of like an IEP) and get accommodations and

modifications as his schoolwork/grades really suffered, he couldn't

even write hardly or read, etc. Stress can definitely make OCD

worse, and the Plan really helped ease some of that for us both

(though it was still really hard getting the work done - long

story). Anyway, there are definitely depressing times for our kids

when suffering with OCD 24/7. 's going through some

depression now. His eyes look so sad. He doesn't want to go back on

medication right now, but we shall see....

Well I'm glad you are all safe now at your parents!! Divorce is

emotional, stressful on everyone. I separated from 's dad

when the twins were just 2 months old (my choice).

Oh, has a thing about blood/food. So now he won't eat bone-

in chicken, just boneless. Chicken's a favorite food of his too.

Hope to hear more from you, hang in there!

>

> Hi. I am a new member, I am , mom to 3 kids ages 15,11,6.

I

> live in Arizona. I joined this group because my 11 yr old son,

Tyler

> has shown signs of OCD since 2003. I have not gotten him diagnosed

> yet with it. we do have an appt with his therapist tomorrow so

> hopefully I can get some answers. Tyler was diagnosed in 2003 with

> ADHD and he also has some LD's. He has been on Concerta since 9/03

> and it has always worked well for his ADHD. He is in " special "

> classes for his LD's.

> He ALWAYS has been a overly anxious child. He obessses about so

much.

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group . I'm . I have Spina Bifida. Hope you

enjoy your time.

[Guest guest]

christina - you're a brave soul and a great mom - so sorry you've had

to go through all with your ex and to have ds be part of it - hang in -

you're headed in the right direction for help and we're here for you

eileen

Quoting azmama2three <cmoreno85363@...>:

> Hi. I am a new member, I am , mom to 3 kids ages 15,11,6. I

> live in Arizona. I joined this group because my 11 yr old son, Tyler

> has shown signs of OCD since 2003. I have not gotten him diagnosed

> yet with it. we do have an appt with his therapist tomorrow so

> hopefully I can get some answers. Tyler was diagnosed in 2003 with

> ADHD and he also has some LD's. He has been on Concerta since 9/03

> and it has always worked well for his ADHD. He is in " special "

> classes for his LD's.

> He ALWAYS has been a overly anxious child. He obessses about so much.

> His latest thing is constantly checking exp. dates on food. he

> refuses to eat anything if he does not agree with the date. he is

> very cautious about getting germs or getting hurt or sick. He will

> avoid anything that will he " thinks " will give him germs and when he

> gets sick he will constantly ask if he will be okay? You have to be

> very careful what you say around him or he will obsess over it. For

> example the bird flu, he refuses to eat any chicken (which he loves)

> because it will kill him. Now this summer he been saying he

> has " thoughts " and they are digusting, horrific, etc and he says he

> cannot control them. He has told me things about his thoughts that is

> very scary. He is a very emotional child and now since school has

> started (he is in sixth grade) he has become very withdrawen and

> depressed. He does not have the OCD rituals as some have or so I know

> of. He does paces alot and he uses to check doors and windows. He is

> always afraid someone will be breaking into the house. He is such a

> basket case right now. I am so scared. He has been thru so much in

> the past 7 months. His father and I are getting a divorce. His father

> is a drug addict and been very abusive towards me. back in January my

> soon to be ex husband tried to kill me and Tyler witness this and

> called 911. We are now safe and living with my parents. But honestly

> i have seen Tyler really get back into this OCD just within a week

> since starting school and at a new school. he told me it is alot of

> pressure. he has not had his special classes yet. I am hoping when he

> does he will relax some. He has always only been treated for his

> ADHD. I am worried of putting him on anti-depressants but, if it will

> help him I will. He also has a great deal of problem falling asleep.

> I was and still am a anixous person and on anti-depressants.

> It is so hard for me to watch my son go thru this. I feel so

> helpless. He had counseling last year but he would never speak up and

> eventually the counseler said he was okay. I hope this group can at

> least give me some support. Thanks.

>

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Oh my goodness, my heart truly goes out to you. That is a really tough

situation and how awful for your son and rest of your family. I hope your

psychiatrist can come up with a solution quickly. My thoughts are with you.

g_mart1971 <g_mart1971@...> wrote:

I am a new member to this group and have found reading everyone's

postings very comforting so far. Probably because during everyday

life I feel like no one else understands what our family is going

thru. My 12 year old son has been diagnosed with OCD since the age

of four. Originally he was terrified of the wind and anything moved

by the wind and thought about it constantly. We had to begin him on

medication in order for him to be able to begin Kindgergarten at the

age of five. Over the years his OCD has been well-controlled by meds

with a few ups and downs requiring a slight medication adjustment.

However, this summer we've been blindsided. In June he had major

reconstructive chest surgery for a birth defect and the surgery went

wonderfully and the results were fabulous! However, four weeks after

surgery he hit rock bottom with depression and his OCD reared it's

very ugly head. The doctors think the stress of the major surgery

triggered it. He began have obsessive repulsive sexual thoughts

about a good friend of his who once " mooned " him (1 1/2 years ago).

He ended the friendship abruptly because of the OCD. He now hates

the friend with a passion. Whenever he had these thoughts everything

he was wearing was contaminted, everything he touched, anywhere he'd

been was contamined. As you can imagine our lives became very

restricted. We could no longer go anywhere, the store, church, the

YMCA, etc. The past 7 weeks have been spent trying a new medication

(Anafranil---he was on Celexa before) and we have seen very little

improvement. He has not been able to return to school because his

anxiety is thru the roof and he doesn't want to see the friend. We

tried taking him to a different school and that didn't work either

because he feels anything to do with any school or school work is

contaminated. We are extremely frustrated and it has been really

hard on our close-knit family. My nine year old daughter doesn't

understand what's going on. We meet with the doctor again tomorrow

to talk about where we go from here.

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oh how horrible - hang in - we're here for you!

Eileen

Quoting g_mart1971 <g_mart1971@...>:

> I am a new member to this group and have found reading everyone's

> postings very comforting so far. Probably because during everyday

> life I feel like no one else understands what our family is going

> thru. My 12 year old son has been diagnosed with OCD since the age

> of four. Originally he was terrified of the wind and anything moved

> by the wind and thought about it constantly. We had to begin him on

> medication in order for him to be able to begin Kindgergarten at the

> age of five. Over the years his OCD has been well-controlled by meds

> with a few ups and downs requiring a slight medication adjustment.

> However, this summer we've been blindsided. In June he had major

> reconstructive chest surgery for a birth defect and the surgery went

> wonderfully and the results were fabulous! However, four weeks after

> surgery he hit rock bottom with depression and his OCD reared it's

> very ugly head. The doctors think the stress of the major surgery

> triggered it. He began have obsessive repulsive sexual thoughts

> about a good friend of his who once " mooned " him (1 1/2 years ago).

> He ended the friendship abruptly because of the OCD. He now hates

> the friend with a passion. Whenever he had these thoughts everything

> he was wearing was contaminted, everything he touched, anywhere he'd

> been was contamined. As you can imagine our lives became very

> restricted. We could no longer go anywhere, the store, church, the

> YMCA, etc. The past 7 weeks have been spent trying a new medication

> (Anafranil---he was on Celexa before) and we have seen very little

> improvement. He has not been able to return to school because his

> anxiety is thru the roof and he doesn't want to see the friend. We

> tried taking him to a different school and that didn't work either

> because he feels anything to do with any school or school work is

> contaminated. We are extremely frustrated and it has been really

> hard on our close-knit family. My nine year old daughter doesn't

> understand what's going on. We meet with the doctor again tomorrow

> to talk about where we go from here.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

oh how horrible - hang in - we're here for you!

Eileen

Quoting g_mart1971 <g_mart1971@...>:

> I am a new member to this group and have found reading everyone's

> postings very comforting so far. Probably because during everyday

> life I feel like no one else understands what our family is going

> thru. My 12 year old son has been diagnosed with OCD since the age

> of four. Originally he was terrified of the wind and anything moved

> by the wind and thought about it constantly. We had to begin him on

> medication in order for him to be able to begin Kindgergarten at the

> age of five. Over the years his OCD has been well-controlled by meds

> with a few ups and downs requiring a slight medication adjustment.

> However, this summer we've been blindsided. In June he had major

> reconstructive chest surgery for a birth defect and the surgery went

> wonderfully and the results were fabulous! However, four weeks after

> surgery he hit rock bottom with depression and his OCD reared it's

> very ugly head. The doctors think the stress of the major surgery

> triggered it. He began have obsessive repulsive sexual thoughts

> about a good friend of his who once " mooned " him (1 1/2 years ago).

> He ended the friendship abruptly because of the OCD. He now hates

> the friend with a passion. Whenever he had these thoughts everything

> he was wearing was contaminted, everything he touched, anywhere he'd

> been was contamined. As you can imagine our lives became very

> restricted. We could no longer go anywhere, the store, church, the

> YMCA, etc. The past 7 weeks have been spent trying a new medication

> (Anafranil---he was on Celexa before) and we have seen very little

> improvement. He has not been able to return to school because his

> anxiety is thru the roof and he doesn't want to see the friend. We

> tried taking him to a different school and that didn't work either

> because he feels anything to do with any school or school work is

> contaminated. We are extremely frustrated and it has been really

> hard on our close-knit family. My nine year old daughter doesn't

> understand what's going on. We meet with the doctor again tomorrow

> to talk about where we go from here.

>

>

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Welcome Kerry - this is a great group!

>

> Good morning everyone,

> My name is Kerry, I'm a 46 year old married mother of two

wonderful girls; I was going to say teenaged, but only one is a

teenager now, my oldest just turned 20. Wow, where did the time

go? I learned about this list through a friend on FitFirmies who

told me about the Get Ripped rotation. Since I recently stopped

into Fitness Plus and bought Jari's workouts I thought I might join

in. No, I didn't meet Jari I did the Slim and Lean two days ago

and I can still feel, and see the effects. Especially in the

biceps. I had been working out to the Firm classics and WHFN

KickButts and FitPrimes, but am anxious to try the Get Ripped

rotation. I'm sure we'll all see awesome results from this

rotation.

> I look forward to getting to know all of you, learning about

exercise, and sharing our experiences.

> Kerry

>

[Guest guest]

Hi Kerry!

Glad you found us!

Darcy

On 9/2/06, claudiaynesto <claudiaynesto@...> wrote:

Welcome Kerry - this is a great group!>> Good morning everyone,> My name is Kerry, I'm a 46 year old married mother of two wonderful girls; I was going to say teenaged, but only one is a teenager now, my oldest just turned 20. Wow, where did the time go? I learned about this list through a friend on FitFirmies who told me about the Get Ripped rotation. Since I recently stopped into Fitness Plus and bought Jari's workouts I thought I might join in. No, I didn't meet Jari I did the Slim and Lean two days ago and I can still feel, and see the effects. Especially in the biceps. I had been working out to the Firm classics and WHFN KickButts and FitPrimes, but am anxious to try the Get Ripped rotation. I'm sure we'll all see awesome results from this rotation. > I look forward to getting to know all of you, learning about exercise, and sharing our experiences.> Kerry>

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Kerry Kramer wrote:

> Since I recently stopped into Fitness Plus and bought

> Jari's workouts I thought I might join in. No, I didn't meet Jari

hi kerry! do you live near calgary or were you visiting?

i live in ontario

>I

> did the Slim and Lean two days ago and I can still feel, and see the

> effects.

im a bit worried about the 'doms potential'...LOL! and im also a bit

worried about the deadlifts in jari's workouts (the last time i did a

whole bunch of deadlifts, i hurt my back (irritated siactic nerve)

welcome to this group! it will be so nice to talk to you here as

well as at fitfirmies.

:*carolyn.

[Guest guest]

I live in Medicine Hat, we went to pick up our DD from the airport and

I convinced DH to stop in at Fitness Plus and a couple of fabric

stores.

Jari stresses that you should know how to do the deadlifts with proper

form and suggests that you see a trainer to make sure you are doing

them right. I don't think I'll go as fast as they do in the workout

and I will probably start without weights or go very light.

Yes, it will be nice to talk to you here as well as FitFirmies.

Kerry

| Kerry Kramer wrote:

| > Since I recently stopped into Fitness Plus and bought

| > Jari's workouts I thought I might join in. No, I didn't meet Jari

|

| hi kerry! do you live near calgary or were you visiting?

| i live in ontario

|

| >I

| > did the Slim and Lean two days ago and I can still feel, and see

the

| > effects.

|

| im a bit worried about the 'doms potential'...LOL! and im also a

bit

| worried about the deadlifts in jari's workouts (the last time i did

a

| whole bunch of deadlifts, i hurt my back (irritated siactic

nerve)

|

| welcome to this group! it will be so nice to talk to you here as

| well as at fitfirmies.

|

| :*carolyn.

[Guest guest]

Thank you everyone who has welcomed me into the group. I can tell this is a great group to be involved with. I look forward to sharing exercise tips, successes and giving and receiving encouragement.

Thanks,

Kerry

[Guest guest]

Welcome to the group. I'm sorry about what you're going thru with your dear

daughter. My son is 12 and has had OCD since age 4----usually well controlled

with meds. This summer it got out of control again and we just can't seem to

get ahead of is this time. We're not sure if puberty triggered it or the fact

that he had a major surgery (stressful) in June.

It's very important you find the right doc. Keep searching until you find the

one that fits. It will make all the difference in the world to your whole

family.

Best of luck to you,

Glenda

redolliet <KLThieme@...> wrote:

Hi I am a new member to this group. My daughter is 13. I first

learned that she had ocd when she was in 3rd grade. I got her in with

a great counselor that taught her stragegies to deal with her ocd. It

seemed to go away...Now she has other issues like starting her cycle,

and is hormonal and moody and the ocd is back with a vengance. Her

ocd is not visible to other people becuase it is in the form of

negitive thoughts that she can't get rid of. It breaks my heart to

watch her suffer. I have started her on natural meds. fish oil, st.

s wart etc. I can't find her old counselor so I am searching for

one...It is hard. I've called a few so called counselors and their

lack of knowlege is scary.

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Hi, welcome! I guess puberty is at it again with OCD. We've

discussed that here about OCD, does going through puberty make it

worse, trigger it, etc. And with girls, add the menstrual cycle!

My son, now 17, had OCD begin in 6th grade, he was around 11.5. So, a

new school/middle school, new kids, teachers, plus puberty...I always

wondered if all this triggered it. But, oh well, OCD was here no

matter the cause.

My son is also now dealing with bad thoughts, religion/scrupulosity.

Back in 6th grade/middle school it was mostly compulsions/rituals, a

feeling that something bad would happen to him and a " just right "

feeling along with it (had to do something until it felt " right " ).

The bad thoughts/scrup began the first of this year.

OCD being visible to others - even back when 's was visible to

me and his brothers (compulsions, hesitations, avoidance,

repeating...) his teachers and I guess others didn't see it all

because they just didn't know what it was. 's twin, , was

in a lot of his classes back then and he could see 's OCD all

the time. Though the actions that were obvious to others probably

seemed more like oddness or weirdness (which is how a lot of peers

viewed him).

Another thought - putting up with the typical teen puberty/hormonal

changes and the moods and sometimes " attitude " that comes with it and

having OCD thrown in! Hang in there!!

I hope you find a therapist soon. You're right, a knowledgeable,

experienced one can be hard to find! Have you checked the OCD

Foundation website for a list?

single mom, 3 sons

, 17, with OCD, dysgraphia and Aspergers/autism (mild)

>

> Hi I am a new member to this group. My daughter is 13. I first

> learned that she had ocd when she was in 3rd grade. I got her in

with

> a great counselor that taught her stragegies to deal with her ocd.

It

>

[Guest guest]

Thank-you for the tip. I will check their web site. My daughter

also struggles with religion/scrupulosity. She is now obsessing

that she might be gay and of course feeling guilty for thinking

that. She dosn't want to hang out with her friends any more becuase

she is worried she might think thoughts about them. Religion is a

big part of our lives, so I am hoping to learn what I can do or

say. So far I just told her that God knows the " real you " and

dosn't judge the OCD you....

> >

> > Hi I am a new member to this group. My daughter is 13. I first

> > learned that she had ocd when she was in 3rd grade. I got her

in

> with

> > a great counselor that taught her stragegies to deal with her

ocd.

> It

> >

>

[Guest guest]

My oldest daughter, Hannah, thought she was gay for awhile also. I told her

that if she was my feelings for her and about her would not change and that

worrying that one might be gay was one of the most common OCD thoughts around.

This seemed to alleviate the worry in her mind. I also tell my girls

regularly that sexual thoughts are completely normal and that it is the OCD that

makes

them seem bad. I know that both of them are frequently bothered by sexual

thoughts and that they feel very guilty. It sounds like your son is bothered by

them too. Have you ever come right out and said that many many people with

OCD have sexual thoughts that bother them? My oldest was pretty sure she was

the only one! Kelley in NV

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My 12 year old son has also been worrying that he might be gay. He will not

hang out with anyone male (except family) because he thinks he might have bad

thoughts about them. He has even asked if they can test him for being gay.

Alhtough I don't think he has the religious/scrupolosity obsessions, he has told

me that he's afraid God thinks he's bad for thinking these things. We told him

the same thing you did, God understands OCD and knows the real you. At this

point, he won't even watch a show that contains anything as mild as a kiss

between a husband and wife. He's pretty much restrincted himself to the Disney

channel or any cartoon because he knows there's no chance of something popping

up that will trigger bad thoughts.

Glenda

redolliet <KLThieme@...> wrote:

Thank-you for the tip. I will check their web site. My daughter

also struggles with religion/scrupulosity. She is now obsessing

that she might be gay and of course feeling guilty for thinking

that. She dosn't want to hang out with her friends any more becuase

she is worried she might think thoughts about them. Religion is a

big part of our lives, so I am hoping to learn what I can do or

say. So far I just told her that God knows the " real you " and

dosn't judge the OCD you....

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> > Hi I am a new member to this group. My daughter is 13. I first

> > learned that she had ocd when she was in 3rd grade. I got her

in

> with

> > a great counselor that taught her stragegies to deal with her

ocd.

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Hannah is fifteen and she was diagnosed at eleven. She has been on

medication for four years now (Luvox and Abilify) and goes to therapy sessions

twice a

month. She improved a lot with the medication and has her ups and downs. My

other daughter, , is thirteen and she was diagnosed at seven. She too

takes meds and goes to therapy. I just take the meds and get what I can out of

their therapy! Both girls have the sexual thoughts but Hannah experienced

it first. It sounds like you are telling your son the right things--hang in

there. Maybe he'll switch to something new soon. Kelley in NV