Italy? Stefi - the things that keep us from our sleep..

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> Maybe Italy *does* cause OCD in some way, it's in the water or pasta

or something :-) Hope not, because my OCD dd is going there this

summer.

Kathy R. in Indiana

I've still wondered about this secretly. I guess it sounds crazy to

wonder about this, but I have. That was the only thing different in

our lives when this happened. I hate to admit it, but it seriously does

still stay as a question in my mind.

I have questioned if it's the high sugar content in the foods--their

pastries are too sweet for me, coupled with the pasta dishes and the

acidity in all the tomtoes they eat. Then there's the heavy use of

olive oil. I could be all wrong, but I have questioned it. Also, in

Rome where my son's father lives, there is the heavy influence of the

Catholic church which can sometimes have people thinking too much on

guilt. I know my son's father admitted to me once that he got obsessive

about crossing himself over and over again (you know, making the sign of

the cross on himself). I'm not Catholic and I'm not trying to attack

anyone who is Catholic here, I've just wondered about everything I could

wonder about since my son came down with this after we were in Italy for

about 6 months.