- triggering OCD - WAS Re: New to group...

June 29, 2005

Hi ,

I think humor REALLY helps with OCD if you can get your child to

laugh about it. Can relieve the anxiety, the " weight " of dealing

with OCD, make it seem less...despairing perhaps; like it's not the

end of the world for them having this, etc. And hopefully help them

be able to " boss back " a bit easier.

As for my own son's OCD - it began at the beginning of 6th grade, a

couple weeks after school began. I wondered about " new school "

(middle school), new people, classes, etc. Had someone said

something, threatened him, did he feel some burden, left out...oh,

lots of thoughts/wonderings! But I also recall that this was the

summer he also began to show a bit of temper, getting fed up with

his brothers (who picked on him, made critical comments; thought

they were " helping " him by *making* him come out & play basketball

but critical while he was, etc.; plus was always " taking over "

things for and had his own issues w/; lots of

little stuff) - and he began showing a temper back at his brothers,

I could see his frustration, he even would push back at if

shoved, etc. ANYway, I was just glad he was finally taking up for

himself a bit and his brothers complained I wasn't punishing/fussing

at for " behavior " etc. Sooooo...I wondered if after school

began that his OCD had somewhat been " building up " during the summer

and at some point after school started, it just " appeared " ...I don't

know. Oh - and I think some puberty/hormones was probably going on

about this time too.

He did have those minor OCD behaviors earlier on in life

(reassurance questions, tracing over letters...) but nothing

bothersome.

Well, got to get to work!

> Hi there,

> I haven't been on in awhile as my daughters ocd is still there but

it is minor. And of course I know that can change at any minute,

Literally.

>

> But my question is, that I didn't ask before.Is some kids get it

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