Guest guest Posted December 4, 2001 Report Share Posted December 4, 2001 Today is our son 's 18th birthday. He has been involved with a major struggle with OCD for 22 months. If tears would have made him better, he would be well by now. Our whole family has been changed by this illness. Our family is moving to a new town because my husband has a new job. has gone with his dad to the new town already. They are living in an apartment on the edge of the college where Jim works. Our son thinks he smells bad and everyone knows it. HE DOES NOT SMELL BAD!!! is more afraid of young people than anything, so this is a major exposure....he thought anywhere but where we live would be better because people in our mid-sized town all " know " about him. Well, he is not leaving the apartment without being forced. We told him that the only way things would be better is if he does some really hard work on exposures. If he would only choose to push himself.....the doctors have all agreed that he has to take some responsibility. I love him so much...but all I can do is get him appropriate medical care, provide therapists and support. We really don't want to enable him to wallow in this illness. No one really knows the frustration of logic not having any power in a person until they have lived with it. Thanks for listening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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