Zoloft, shyness etc.

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Hi,

I used to think that my 8 yr. old daughter was painfully shy (before OCD dx)

but to see her now, I am so proud of her. She never liked to talk to anyone

or stand near anyone. That was just too close for comfort. She has been on

37.5 mg of Zoloft for a few months now. Yesterday when I picked her up at

Sunday school she got mad at me because she said I never let her do a reading

during Mass. (I never let her?) Figures she blames me, but that's OK because

I can't believe she actually wants to stand in front of 300+ people and read.

It would have NEVER happened 6 months ago.

She also went on an overnight girl scout trip to the NY State Museum and took

off with her friends like a shot. She wasn't wondering where I was the whole

time or that it wasn't safe to be alone in a big place like that. I saw her

actually grab hold of another girls hand. She wiped her hands on her pants

when she let go but I couldn't believe she is the one who initiated it.

I only write to tell you because I don't think any of my friends understand

the elation I feel when I see her take another step toward a normal

childhood. It has been so hard for her.

Thanks,

Lynne in NY

In a message dated 3/12/00 11:47:26 PM Eastern Standard Time,

chrisroman@... writes:

<< This weekend he said she was just great! A real adventurer with an

excellent attitude—rock climbing with all the

girls, navigating a 1/4 mile dark underground cave (when other girls

balked!), etc. Perhaps even more notable (and

confusing?) was her strong sociability with all the other kids!!! He said

he noted all weekend long instances of

her doing all kinds of pro-social behaviors and getting lots of positive

feedback from the girls (who are an

extremely sweet bunch.) Now if I could just transplant them to her class,

where we have the opposite problem.

>>