Guest guest Posted February 7, 2001 Report Share Posted February 7, 2001 Hi: What kind of behavior therapy has your daughter had? There are several kinds and only one has consistently been shown to be effective for OCD. That is exposure and response prevention, where she would face her fears and not perform the rituals she uses to temporarily reduce her anxiety. Has she been doing this therapy? Many of us have found that we thought our kids were doing this therapy, only to find out that that was not the case. Did you set goals and measurable outcomes for your daughter's progress through behavior therapy? Good luck, take care, aloha, Kathy (h) kathyh@... At 11:49 PM 02/07/2001 +0000, you wrote: >thanks Kathy for your advice. We have been thru several years of >behavior therapy with our daughter. She has a great therapist.We >tried several different methods and they worked ok for awhile but >then her symptoms got really bad. She is not in the least >depressed,just covered up with the ocd. She would stay up most of the >night fixing things, over and over and over and it finally started to >ruin her whole life. That was all she could think about. We didnt >really want to put her on meds, but since she has been on them she is >a different child. She is back to her old self and we talk frequently >about the voice in her head. Before the meds she wouldnt talk to me >about the voice.She is very mature for her age and she asks questions >on a regular basis. Her biggest question is " why me? " and i feel so >bad not being able to give her an answer. >Well, thanks again for taking the time to try and help us. It is good >to know that we are not alone in this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 Kathy- Thanks for the encouragment! I can't wait to have this toxic load off my chest. I will be sure to let you know what happens with my recovery, and my relationship. I can't imagine having to tell your husband when you remarried about having them, but I'm really glad you made the smart decision to and I'm so happy for you that he was supportive and you can enjoy your marriage feeling good again. Hopefully guys my age can actually be as understanding. I'll keep you updated, -Lo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 30, 2005 Report Share Posted April 30, 2005 Lo If your boyfriend really loves you, believe me, he'll get over it. If he doesn't it, he isn't worthy of you and he certainly isn't the one you would want to have as your mate for life. I am betting things will be just fine! love kathy -- In , " lolosky2 " <lolosky2@y...> wrote: > Kathy- > Thanks for the encouragment! I can't wait to have this toxic load off > my chest. I will be sure to let you know what happens with my > recovery, and my relationship. I can't imagine having to tell your > husband when you remarried about having them, but I'm really glad you > made the smart decision to and I'm so happy for you that he was > supportive and you can enjoy your marriage feeling good again. > Hopefully guys my age can actually be as understanding. I'll keep you > updated, > -Lo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 1, 2005 Report Share Posted July 1, 2005 Thank you so much Kathy. I look forward to talking with every one. So far every one has been so nice. I love it. I really need support with this as my family is not very supportive of me. Only my husband Mike has been supportive, but he has a hard time understanding this. Thanks again. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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