Guest guest Posted March 21, 2007 Report Share Posted March 21, 2007 Thanks. I will encourage my son to share his problem with the school as soon as he feels safe enough. I plan to get his doctors in on the act, too. NM " autumn71A@... " <autumn71A@...> wrote: I agree -telling especially if it affects school is very helpful - and does boss back the OCD - it wants them to hide ,lie and suffer more eileen Quoting kelleydinkins@...: > I have a funny keeping OCD a secret story. My youngest daughter was > diagnosed at seven with OCD and we always talked very openly about > it. She really > didn't care. When my oldest daughter was diagnosed two years later, Hannah > didn't want anyone to know--not even her dad. I told him of course > but didn't > tell . When I finally insisted we tell (Hannah's behavior really > needed explaining) was so angry. She yelled and said things > like, " I'm > the only one around here who gets to have OCD " and " I can't believe you > never told me " and " I hate that you lied to me for so long. " She > ended it by > running into the bathroom and right before slamming the door she > screamed, " My > OCD will always be worse than Hannah's and don't ever forget it! " I laughed > so hard both kids were mad at me. Sigh. I think that the school > should know > what is going on. It really helps. Most of the time, the OCD tells the > person who has it that they can't tell--kind of like a bully > threatening to hurt > you if you tattle. Telling can really make the OCD see who the boss really > is and it helps people at the school very much. Just my opinion. > Kelley in NV > > > > ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. > Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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