Guest guest Posted September 25, 2005 Report Share Posted September 25, 2005 Hi, I think I may have asked a similar question before- forgive me if I have! My daughter (10) has gone from having many disturbing thoughts every day and almost not being able to function last spring (we homeschooled from April-June) to having 1-2 disturbing thoughts a day. She is very glad she finally told someone. I taught her bossing back techniques last spring, started some herbs and a counselor (not a behaviorist). I know school is/will increase her stress and I need to get together with the school about that, however, stress is a part of life. Is there a way for me know if bossing back is enough of if we need to do some exposure stuff. She is helping with the dishes (putting clean ones away). She will wash the dirty ones if she uses gloves (a start, I think?). I am going to ask her counselor on Tuesday if she will will do behavior stuff around her anxiety. I'm hoping she will say yes. My daughter thinks she is doing very well to only have 1-2 thoughts a day. Is that good enough (now who is the perfectionist?) Peggy Peggy Olsen-Missildine, M.Ed, M.S. Mom to Haleigh and Washington Online Instructor Grays Harbor College and Walla Walla Community College ---------------------------------------------------------------------- " The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you. They are unique manifestations of the human spirit. " - Wade __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Hi Peggy, I'm in one of those " blah " days so am having a " duh " on what to reply, LOL! (They have blocked more internet at work now, and I can only get into this group by " refreshing " the pages; can't get into my other groups here, even by doing that; so, anyway, the " powers that be " at work have screwed with my " me time " at lunch hour! can't check hotmail email anymore either!) Your daughter seems to be doing really great, considering how far she's come! As to the remaining thoughts, etc., *I* think it is something she should continue to work on, definitely. What did the counselor say?? > > Hi, > > I think I may have asked a similar question before- forgive me if I > have! My daughter (10) has gone from having many disturbing thoughts > every day and almost not being able to function last spring (we > homeschooled from April-June) to having 1-2 disturbing thoughts a day. > She is very glad she finally told someone. I taught her bossing back > techniques last spring, started some herbs and a counselor (not a > behaviorist). I know school is/will increase her stress and I need to > get together with the school about that, however, stress is a part of > life. Is there a way for me know if bossing back is enough of if we > need to do some exposure stuff. She is helping with the dishes > (putting clean ones away). She will wash the dirty ones if she uses > gloves (a start, I think?). I am going to ask her counselor on Tuesday > if she will will do behavior stuff around her anxiety. I'm hoping she > will say yes. My daughter thinks she is doing very well to only have > 1-2 thoughts a day. Is that good enough (now who is the > perfectionist?) > > Peggy > > Peggy Olsen-Missildine, M.Ed, M.S. > Mom to Haleigh and > Washington Online Instructor > Grays Harbor College and Walla Walla Community College > ------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > " The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you. They are unique manifestations of the human spirit. " - Wade > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Hi Peggy, I'm in one of those " blah " days so am having a " duh " on what to reply, LOL! (They have blocked more internet at work now, and I can only get into this group by " refreshing " the pages; can't get into my other groups here, even by doing that; so, anyway, the " powers that be " at work have screwed with my " me time " at lunch hour! can't check hotmail email anymore either!) Your daughter seems to be doing really great, considering how far she's come! As to the remaining thoughts, etc., *I* think it is something she should continue to work on, definitely. What did the counselor say?? > > Hi, > > I think I may have asked a similar question before- forgive me if I > have! My daughter (10) has gone from having many disturbing thoughts > every day and almost not being able to function last spring (we > homeschooled from April-June) to having 1-2 disturbing thoughts a day. > She is very glad she finally told someone. I taught her bossing back > techniques last spring, started some herbs and a counselor (not a > behaviorist). I know school is/will increase her stress and I need to > get together with the school about that, however, stress is a part of > life. Is there a way for me know if bossing back is enough of if we > need to do some exposure stuff. She is helping with the dishes > (putting clean ones away). She will wash the dirty ones if she uses > gloves (a start, I think?). I am going to ask her counselor on Tuesday > if she will will do behavior stuff around her anxiety. I'm hoping she > will say yes. My daughter thinks she is doing very well to only have > 1-2 thoughts a day. Is that good enough (now who is the > perfectionist?) > > Peggy > > Peggy Olsen-Missildine, M.Ed, M.S. > Mom to Haleigh and > Washington Online Instructor > Grays Harbor College and Walla Walla Community College > ------------------------------------------------------------------- --- > " The world in which you were born is just one model of reality. Other cultures are not failed attempts at being you. They are unique manifestations of the human spirit. " - Wade > > __________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 wrote: Your daughter seems to be doing really great, considering how far she's come! As to the remaining thoughts, etc., *I* think it is something she should continue to work on, definitely. What did the counselor say?? Hey The counselor is going to do some EMDR. She did the interview yesterday and will start next week. She did have a trauma that started much of the obsessing at the end of third grade that continued through 4th grade (last year). A boy drew a picture of her on the ground and someone standing up saying " die " . That was the beginning of a pretty fast increase of symptoms leading to the " crisis " 6-9 months later. I'm also increasing her Inositol 1/8 teaspoon twice a day because I think she will need it to address these issues. Anyone have any experience with EMDR. I read the book about 10 years ago when I was working as a counselor and was considering the training, but second child and a broken ankle took care of that. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 wrote: Your daughter seems to be doing really great, considering how far she's come! As to the remaining thoughts, etc., *I* think it is something she should continue to work on, definitely. What did the counselor say?? Hey The counselor is going to do some EMDR. She did the interview yesterday and will start next week. She did have a trauma that started much of the obsessing at the end of third grade that continued through 4th grade (last year). A boy drew a picture of her on the ground and someone standing up saying " die " . That was the beginning of a pretty fast increase of symptoms leading to the " crisis " 6-9 months later. I'm also increasing her Inositol 1/8 teaspoon twice a day because I think she will need it to address these issues. Anyone have any experience with EMDR. I read the book about 10 years ago when I was working as a counselor and was considering the training, but second child and a broken ankle took care of that. Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Oh my gosh, Peggy, you must want to get your hands on that boy in a bad way! How awful, you can only hope that one day he will look back and realize what a dumb thing that was to do. It amazes me how some kids are. What is EMDR? I never heard of it. nna. NY Your daughter seems to be doing really great, considering > how far she's come! As to the remaining thoughts, etc., *I* think it > is something she should continue to work on, definitely. What did the > counselor say?? > > > Hey > > The counselor is going to do some EMDR. She did the interview > yesterday and will start next week. She did have a trauma that > started much of the obsessing at the end of third grade that continued > through 4th grade (last year). A boy drew a picture of her on the > ground and someone standing up saying " die " . That was the beginning > of a pretty fast increase of symptoms leading to the " crisis " 6-9 > months later. I'm also increasing her Inositol 1/8 teaspoon twice a > day because I think she will need it to address these issues. > > Anyone have any experience with EMDR. I read the book about 10 years > ago when I was working as a counselor and was considering the > training, but second child and a broken ankle took care of that. > > Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. This is a type of therapy that is used often in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.It has been described to me as a resetting of the wheels in the brain in order to help the person experiencing PTSD get back to a more normal, les anxiety riddled life. I do know that this technique is used sometimes by one of our list Advisors in treating PTSD. Hope this explains it a little. in Southeastern PA nna <mdonlon@...> wrote: Oh my gosh, Peggy, you must want to get your hands on that boy in a bad way! How awful, you can only hope that one day he will look back and realize what a dumb thing that was to do. It amazes me how some kids are. What is EMDR? I never heard of it. nna. NY Your daughter seems to be doing really great, considering > how far she's come! As to the remaining thoughts, etc., *I* think it > is something she should continue to work on, definitely. What did the > counselor say?? > > > Hey > > The counselor is going to do some EMDR. She did the interview > yesterday and will start next week. She did have a trauma that > started much of the obsessing at the end of third grade that continued > through 4th grade (last year). A boy drew a picture of her on the > ground and someone standing up saying " die " . That was the beginning > of a pretty fast increase of symptoms leading to the " crisis " 6-9 > months later. I'm also increasing her Inositol 1/8 teaspoon twice a > day because I think she will need it to address these issues. > > Anyone have any experience with EMDR. I read the book about 10 years > ago when I was working as a counselor and was considering the > training, but second child and a broken ankle took care of that. > > Peggy Our list archives, bookmarks, files, and chat feature may be accessed at: / . Our list advisors are Gail B. , Ed.D., Tamar Chansky, Ph.D.( http://www.worrywisekids.org ), Dan Geller, M.D.,Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D., ( http://www.lighthouse-press.com ). Our list moderators are Birkhan, Castle, Fowler, Kathy Hammes, Joye, Kathy Mac, Gail Pesses, and Kathy . Subscription issues or suggestions may be addressed to Louis Harkins, list owner, at louisharkins@... , louisharkins@... , louisharkins@... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 EMDR - Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing. This is a type of therapy that is used often in the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder.It has been described to me as a resetting of the wheels in the brain in order to help the person experiencing PTSD get back to a more normal, less anxiety riddled life. I do know that this technique is used sometimes by one of our list Advisors in treating PTSD. Hope this explains it a little. in Southeastern PA nna <mdonlon@...> wrote: Oh my gosh, Peggy, you must want to get your hands on that boy in a bad way! How awful, you can only hope that one day he will look back and realize what a dumb thing that was to do. It amazes me how some kids are. What is EMDR? I never heard of it. nna. NY Your daughter seems to be doing really great, considering > how far she's come! As to the remaining thoughts, etc., *I* think it > is something she should continue to work on, definitely. What did the > counselor say?? > > > Hey > > The counselor is going to do some EMDR. She did the interview > yesterday and will start next week. She did have a trauma that > started much of the obsessing at the end of third grade that continued > through 4th grade (last year). A boy drew a picture of her on the > ground and someone standing up saying " die " . That was the beginning > of a pretty fast increase of symptoms leading to the " crisis " 6-9 > months later. I'm also increasing her Inositol 1/8 teaspoon twice a > day because I think she will need it to address these issues. > > Anyone have any experience with EMDR. I read the book about 10 years > ago when I was working as a counselor and was considering the > training, but second child and a broken ankle took care of that. > > Peggy Our list archives, bookmarks, files, and chat feature may be accessed at: / . Our list advisors are Gail B. , Ed.D., Tamar Chansky, Ph.D.( http://www.worrywisekids.org ), Dan Geller, M.D.,Aureen Pinto Wagner, Ph.D., ( http://www.lighthouse-press.com ). Our list moderators are Birkhan, Castle, Fowler, Kathy Hammes, Joye, Kathy Mac, Gail Pesses, and Kathy . Subscription issues or suggestions may be addressed to Louis Harkins, list owner, at louisharkins@... , louisharkins@... , louisharkins@... . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Oh my gosh, Peggy, you must want to get your hands on that boy in a bad way! How awful, you can only hope that one day he will look back and realize what a dumb thing that was to do. I hope so! The worse part was that he was in her class last year and although he behaved himself (except for one " Haleigh germs " incident which the teacher promptly took care of) she obsessed about it and worried about him the whole year. I should have asked for her to be moved although it was the teacher we both really wanted. I think gave a pretty good explanation of EMDR. The research seems sketchy especially on things other than trauma issues, but I figure it can't hurt and if it help - hooray! Peggy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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