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Hey,

Back from the cruise, we did bring Purecalm, btw, only needed it twice, as a

preventative. It was great!! He had a mini meltdown once in the camp. They

accidentally beeped me and I came running. Then, he started to worry that I

would not come if he really needed me, because I might think it was a false

alarm. (only an ocd kid would think of this right??) and freaked out and started

crying and screaming for me. I came right away, and he was fine the rest of the

cruise. He didn't stay in the camp the whole time of course, but we didn't

really want him to, he went in and out as he wanted. No problems with Grandma

either, she kept her mouth shut about her " theories " so we got along fine. I

talked with him about keeping the bts (bad thoughts) to just me and him, and he

really didn't need to tell me either. He had them and dealt with them on his

own. Awesome time! I'm exhausted, and I have sealegs, but it was great. Thanks

for the support.

J

Re: maybe something IS in the air!

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> I didn't think about it until I read the last couple posts about

> OCD flares,

> but the other day my dd was in the bathroom - just out of the shower,

> brushing her teeth. I walked past the doorway & noticed her hair was still

> dripping wet (after she dried it with a towel - the back of her

> jammie top had a wet

> spot).

>

> So I grabbed her bath towel (the one she had just used... GASP!!!!) and I

> said, " come here - your hair is dripping everywhere! " And as I started to

> squeeze it in the towel, she totally freaked & pushed me away

> saying STOP, STOP.

>

> At first I thought she was just being a teen " don't bug me mom, I

> can do it "

> sort of thing, but then the way she looked at the towel was

> all-telling. HA.

> She was HORRIFIED that I touched her clean hair with a towel that just

> dried her body..... I just looked at her and said " oh COME ON...

> turn around " and

> I squeezed her hair out real quick as she flailed around trying to get away

> from.... THE EVIL TTTOOOOWWWWEEEELLLL (da da da!!)

>

> HA! I commented to my husband when I went downstairs - we better keep an

> eye on her... maybe 20mg/day of the prozac is just about where we

> need to stay.

> We shall see. At least she didn't feel the need to jump back in the shower

> & wash again!!!

> LT

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