Re: coping with OCD over time

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Hi , thank you for your positive post. We have so many new listers,

and so many with young children who are just coming to grips with an OCD

diagnosis, that messages of hope such as yours can go a long way. I know

during my daughter's onset and for months after that, I could hardly imagine

her getting any better, but those on this list kept saying she could with

the right meds and therapy. Now I'm among the ones posting that it's really

true, your child can push OCD into a corner and get his or her life back :-)

Kathy R. in Indiana

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From: <cstar@...>

> Hi -- I was pleased to find this group. We are well into coping with

> OCD with my 9 year old son after about two years on medication

> (prozac, then changed to zoloft) I can't say enough about what an

> impact the meds made, followed by the behavioral therapy. Identifying

> and dealing with this at a young age (7) really helped too. As a

> parent I felt very resistant to accepting the behaviors and treatment

> options in the beginning, but seeing such progress has helped us all

> incorporate OCD into the realities of our lives. Just wanted to

> mention there is a lot of help our there, which means a lot of hope

> for things to get easier! --