Guest guest Posted July 25, 2006 Report Share Posted July 25, 2006 Hi, my name is Bobbi and I live in Northern California. I just got back from the OCD Conference in Atlanta Georgia with my daughter Molly 8, and my sister. My daughter hasn't officially been diagnosed with OCD, because it comes and goes. I learned so much at the conference and I feel positive that she has ocd. There are not many specialists in my area, so the person that diagnosed her (not a specialist)said it wasn't OCD because it comes and goes. I am now looking for one, though out of the area, to take her too. Right now she is happy and fine. She does ask to know every detail of the day and how long until we do the next thing. She started last year with worries. Worries about leaving a friend out, hurting someones feelings, having a bad thought about someone, cussing, and holding up what she called, " the bad finger " . Then I joined weight watchers and she started having bad thoughts about me and my weight. She thought it about it constantly and felt compelled to tell me her thoughts. She would also cry about it alot and compare me to big things and other people. I took her to her pediatrition who asked if I had anyone in the family with ocd. I said no and was basically kind of insulted. He suggested I give her time outs if she threw a fit because she had to tell me the thought, give her more attention, and get back to him. She got over it soon after that. Then this year, around Easter, the worries about cussing and flipping people off came out again. Then we had an episode about her touching the counter where I had put meat out to thaw. Her Dad said something to her about her needing to wash her hands because it could make her sick. Then started the handwashing. I didn't think it was a problem until her hands got chapped and red. She also would just look at something and worry that she had touched it even though she hadn't. Then she would have to wash her hands. She had to make up excuses to go to the bathroom at school just so she could was her hands if she saw another childs underwear or something for fear that she had touched it. Then came the bad thoughts about other people. Espeically handicapped or different people. She constantly asked me for reasurance. I finally took her to a mental health councelor for an evaluation. At that time she was better and had no symptoms. The councelor thought it was just anxiety because I had helped her through it and she got over it. In the mean time, I had been talking to McInvale through emails. She really thought Molly had ocd and that I should come to the conference in Atlanta. I was feeling that she had it also, so I went. I learned so much and it was so weird to see her symptoms in black in white on the handouts we got. But, at the same time I felt a wave of dread. This is not what I wanted it to be. I'm scared and i would really like some other parents to talk to. I got the book, " what to do when your child has ocd " and it is very helpful and informative. I can barely put it down. I am trying not to obsess myself about it, because at the moment, she is fine and it is not interfearing with our lives right now. I plan to take her to a specialist for evaluation as soon as I can. Thanks for listening. Bobbi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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