First day of school

[Guest guest]

Well today was the first day of school and it went well. No

meltdowns in the AM and she made it through the whole day and has not

refused to go back. The guidance councelor checked on her a few

times and got a thumbs up and we had no bathroom issues. I was

feeling very positive about the day until we went to therapy in the

evening. My daughter was like a different kid. She was beligerent,

mean, uncooperative, and so stuborn. She just will not participate

in the therapy at all. I had to count her many times and keep

putting her in time out in the therapist office. Several times I had

to force her into the time out, drag her bodily out from under a

table. I am just not strong enough physically or mentally for that.

The therapist says that until we get this behavior under control we

can not work on erp or cbt. Everything I have read says this type of

raging is typical of several OCD. If the kids are raging at you over

other stuff than they are taking the focus off the OCD. Also I think

she holds it togehter at school and it takes so much out of her that

she just melts down later. I know that type of behavior is not

acceptable but I can't help but wonder if she did not have such

severe ocd if she would not have these rages. She struggels with

everything all the time and than looses control. I know I should

celebrate that the first day of school went well but every time there

is one victory there are 10 new problems.

Hope everyone else is having good first days of school.

Dea