Guest guest Posted January 9, 2001 Report Share Posted January 9, 2001 My daughter has had ocd for 2 years. Her primary obsessions are about stealing things, contaminating others and doing socially unacceptable behavior. She also compusively smells her fingers (she says they smell like homeless people) and clicks the side of her mouth, in case she drools. I have read many books and consulted doctors but so far she has been unwilling to get into therapy. I am afraid if I push her she will stop telling me her " worries " and start hiding them. I've done some cognitive behavioral therapy with her and been somewhat successful. My biggest difficulty right now is she is extremely moody and mean to her 3 year old sister. She's had typical sibling rivalry issues but lately (6weeks) she's been completely intolerant of her sister. She is angry and thinks my husband and I pick on her. It's so distressing because I don't know what is OCD and what is typical 7 year old stuff. I give her timeouts for being mean with her sister and she will stay in her room and brood for long periods of time. Do you think I should force her into therapy? Is there anything I can do to help her control her anger, or express it without hurting her sister? This is my first time on a chat line and I've never been in a support group before, but I need one because I am just heartbroken seeing my beautiful daughter suffer. T Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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