nne

[Guest guest]

Thank you! I am glad to hear of your situation. I just responded to

another posting and I hope you will be able to read that one. I have

run out of time right now and can't re type it but would like your

thoughts on diagnosing and tendencies, etc. Thanks soooo much.

Callie

>

> Callie,

>

> Welcome, and let me tell you this is a great place to vent and gain

> support. Your son is NOT too young to show signs of OCD. My 7 year

> old daughter was diagnosed this year by professionals, but I have

> known since she was 4 or 5 that she had OCD (my husband also has it,

> that helped clue me in).

>

> Here's the good news: diagnosing it so early on in life gives you a

> GIANT edge over tackling this disorder. Assuming you are working

with

> a therapist who specializes in OCD and CBT with ERP (enough initials

> there?), your son will be able to control his symptoms and lead a

much

> more normal life than you can imagine right now.

>

> We didn't receive therapy until my daughter had an OCD breakdown; up

> til then her OCD tendencies were annoying and time consuming, but

> still manageable. I got so scared when she spiraled very quickly

> downwards to a point where I thought she may need to be

hospitalized.

> But within a month of therapy we saw great improvement, and today

we

> have many more good days than bad. YOU WILL GET THERE, TOO!

>

> My daughter said just this morning (after fussing over the feel of

her

> socks), " I hate OCD, I wish I never had it! " To which I honestly

> reply, " Me, too, but it's here and we're going to deal with it. "

> Every now and then we have this conversation, and it's good for us

to

> recognize that it's still there, it stinks, and we do hate it. But

we

> also know that we can beat it.

>

> Stay strong, keep up the hard work, and most of all love the heck

out

> of each other. In the end you will have a stronger bond with your

son

> than most people do with their kids.

>

> nna.

> NY