Guest guest Posted August 6, 2006 Report Share Posted August 6, 2006 what a great positive outlook!!!!!!!!!! thanks to those responding to my pandas questions! - great link -thanks again -I'm sure I'll read, get more confused and be writing again soon! - LOL! Eileen Quoting silvafour <thesilvas@...>: > > I think what has helped when I get depressed about my son's OCD is > to empower myself with info. I also pray and call or e-mail my > friends. I feel the most hopeful when I am working to help him. I > have joined this group and others because I know that other parents > have the best info. I go to the library and get books like Brain > Lock and check OCD websites. I have an appointment Tuesday with a > Nutritionist to discuss natural remedies that we can try. > > Since I have OCD myself I am going to try some natural items with my > son to see how they affect us both. I think it will help him to > feel better if he has someone to go through this with. > > I have a very bright and funny son with OCD and a daughter with > hearing impairment and vision problems. Between them we have allot > of hospital-type stuff to keep on top of but they are kids first. I > never say " this is my hearing impaired daughter " , I say " This is my > daughter " and I MIGHT mention that she is hearing impaired. I am > treating my son's OCD the same way. This is not WHO he is. He is > so much more important than this thing that keeps bothering him. > > Another thing that helps all of us is to just have non-issue fun. > When we are dealing with too much or just stressed out we take a > break. We walk to the pool, read together or play a board game. > Sometimes we just cuddle and talk about something random, like how > cool it would be to be able to fly, places we'd like to visit one > day, what they will name their kids, etc. > > It's really not the end or the world as long as they are alive. It > is challenging and some days are much harder than others but we have > only just begun to fight. > > When our daughter was little the doctors kept telling me negative > stuff and I was SO depressed until I finally told one of them that I > refuse to waste my daughter's childhood worrying about stuff that > may never happen. I held onto this statement as my credo and it has > helped me SO much when times get hard. > > I was telling my friend the other day… > I knew having kids would be challenging. > You have to feed them, they poop allot, they need exercise and > companionship. > Then after I had my kids I realized that doesn't describe having > kids. > That describes having a dog. > > Kids have issues and kids are much more enriching to your life. > > Man that was long! > I hope this helps and doesn't sound like a lame lecture. This IS > hard stuff to cope with. > > > > > >> I know I have been asking so many questions, but this is > all so new >> to me. I wonder if I don't suffer from some OCD as well because >> there are certain times I can't get something out of my mind and >> this has been the worst. >> >> My question to all the mom's out there...were any of you diagnosed >> with depression before your child was OCD? I have suffered on and >> off bouts of depression since 1991. Right now, I am worried that I >> am going to worry myself into another episode of depression. >> >> How do you handle the tremendous worry and sense of overwhelming >> sadness watching your child recover from OCD. I find myself just >> feeling SO SO SO sorry for him and just want to make it all better >> and I can't. When he hurts, I hurt, as I'm sure most other mom's >> feel. I just wish I could comfort him from the worries about >> getting sick with the stomach flu. >> >> Did you mom's all cry and fret and feel anxious alot when you > found >> out about the OCD?? Did you find it hard to think about anything >> else or to get your mind on anything else?? That's where I am > right >> now. Thanks. >> >> Dana >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------- >> Messenger with Voice. Make PC-to-Phone Calls to the US (and > 30+ countries) for 2¢/min or less. >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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