Guest guest Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 These issues sound so familiar to us too. Our 16yr old son has had sock and shoe issues since he was 2 or 3. Over time it has gotten worse. We have tried all the different routines. At times it went well. But now at 16 it's bad. It's the pants, boxers, socks, shoes, and even shirts at times. He has been wearing mostly knit pants lately. He was going through a time of go through 10-15 pair of socks and not finding any that were " right " . Now we just give him two pair to choose from. That helps sometimes. What seems to trigger this for your children. Is it times of stress or does it just come one at anytime? Do your children get hot and sweaty with this too? > > > > One of your son's biggest issues is wearing clothing. It has kept > him > > from wearing clothes the majority of time over the last 3 months. > > Which means, other then school (when he can make it) and a couple > > family gatherings he hasn't been out of the house. He has tried, > he > > just can't make it. We are working with meds and a good > therapist. > > In a previous response I was told there are many on this list that > > have worked through this issue. I'd like to hear what worked with > > this issue. What made a difference? Thanks. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted December 31, 2005 Report Share Posted December 31, 2005 I'd like to say it's times of stress, but honestly, I can never truly predict it. I think it's basically her getting fed up and tired of fighting OCD, and the clothing is the first issue she regresses on. And yes, by the time she's done, she is very hot and sweaty! nna. > > > > > > One of your son's biggest issues is wearing clothing. It has > kept > > him > > > from wearing clothes the majority of time over the last 3 > months. > > > Which means, other then school (when he can make it) and a > couple > > > family gatherings he hasn't been out of the house. He has > tried, > > he > > > just can't make it. We are working with meds and a good > > therapist. > > > In a previous response I was told there are many on this list > that > > > have worked through this issue. I'd like to hear what worked > with > > > this issue. What made a difference? Thanks. > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 1, 2006 Report Share Posted January 1, 2006 I started seeing the clothes issues(among other things) with my son around age 3, he'll be 9 in Feb. As far as the hot and sweaty thing goes, if you are referring to sweating really easy then yes. When he has worked up a good sweat and comes inside to cool down he can't handle the feeling of it. He begins to squirm, cry and scream he's all itchy. It's terrible sometimes a shower will help, (if I can talk him into getting in because he usually refuses) or a cold wash cloth but that usually doesn't work either. So he just has to wait it out. If he can he'll walk around in his boxers until he really needs to get dressed. After his evening shower when i'm fully clothed bundled up in a blanket he's in his boxers and not cold at all. He has never wore pj's to bed, even has an infant. Socks- only own one brand so they are all the same, doesn't matter though he can go thru the entire batch because they aren't " just right " . Shoes are a nightmare. All his pants are the same too, just different colors and are like a soft twill material. 2 years ago all he would wear were sweats. This is a daily thing with my son but at times is worse than others. He has like 30 cotton t-shirts in his closet but will only wear 4 of them. There is no rhyme or reason to his shirts. One week he would wear a shirt then the next week it " doesn't work " ?? At the moment it is worse and it usually is worse when we have to transition from pants to shorts or vise versa. He doesn't own any long sleeve shirts and jackets/coats are a big ordeal too. I know by not offering a variety of different kinds of socks, pants, boxers I am catering to his OCD but I haven't been able to find a good therapist to help with ERP so at this time we are just " getting by " Over break I have been making him wear different shirts in his closet but he won't wear them for more than 5 min. And lately with a lot of other things going on I haven't got the energy to really go full force with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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