Re: Blaming yourself::::Re: Moving beyond SSRI's

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In a message dated 1/3/2007 10:40:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

nilanealy@... writes:

>>I realize that the capacity for OCD was already in his genes and his

>>brain, but I also believe that incident was the trigger that brought

>>OCD out in the open in our family.

This is absolutely true. A traumatic incident can bring out OCD full-force.

It's already there, dormant until something happens to trigger it. Looking

back at my daughter in her preschool days, she has exhibited OCD tendencies

all her life, but nothing over-the-top that would make anyone suspicious of

unusual behavior... just little things.

Who knew?!

LT

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Same here. Now that I know, I can look back and see little things that were

signs. I just didnt know until it started really effecting her. I dont see one

specific issue triggering it, but it just started coming on stronger and

stronger until she was at her worst when we got help. She has come a LONG way

since then. Before her dx, she was in OT for sensory issues and low muscle tone

and low endurance. She was also in a feeding program at the same time, to deal

with her sensory related food issues. She loved going to both. She started

showing some signs of anxiety near the end of this and we talked to the

psychologist there once. She was NOT full force OCD yet, and nothing really

came of the appt. At Xmas, I ran into one of the teachers she had there. I told

her of the OCD and anxiety dx now and she said the really made sense and

answered a lot of questions from the past as to what really was going on with

her.

Sharon

Re: Blaming yourself::::Re: Moving beyond SSRI's

In a message dated 1/3/2007 10:40:52 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,

nilanealy@... writes:

>>I realize that the capacity for OCD was already in his genes and his

>>brain, but I also believe that incident was the trigger that brought

>>OCD out in the open in our family.

This is absolutely true. A traumatic incident can bring out OCD full-force.

It's already there, dormant until something happens to trigger it. Looking

back at my daughter in her preschool days, she has exhibited OCD tendencies

all her life, but nothing over-the-top that would make anyone suspicious of

unusual behavior... just little things.

Who knew?!

LT