Re: Re: Need Help with daughter's anger! - Barb

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Hello Barb,

I don't know how the doctors can say anger and aggression are NOT part

of OCD; nearly every parent I've talked to has had to deal with their

kid sometimes angrily out of control; punching holes in walls, screaming

at their parents over what appears to be nothing; even hitting the

parent if whatever they're doing is causing their anxiety to get

intolerable.

My son is on Cymbalta, Risperdal, gabapentin, and Adderall. He says he

would be totally lost in the OCD without this stuff; but it does not

make him fully functional. He has periods of hours at a time when he

can go about doing the things he enjoys, but always afterwards there's

some kind of meltdown.

Strange you mention insight. My son has had to stop going to the

therapist he loves because of his lack of insight into how he needs to

trust her to get him through the ERP exercises he finds so painful. He

refuses to see anyone else and she wants things of him he can't give, so

he's at an impasse.

I hope your son finds what he needs from his therapist. I would be

interested in what the therapist does to help him gain insight; it might

provide a clue as to the kind of beginnings my son needs.

Robin

barb wrote:

> Hi Robin. Really good to hear from someone with an older child, and

> with similar issues, it would seem. I keep hearing from

> professionals that the anger/aggression part is not inherintly about

> the ocd. Which makes no sense to me, and is not what we witness.

> Even our son insists it's just who he is, or something to that

> effect. Our son is much better at moderating his reactions, in

> general, but continues to express the need/desire to retaliate.

>

> Is your son on medication? If so, can I ask what? Has he received

> any CBT treatment or other? Our son started back at CBT in October,

> mostly working on the cognitive piece to gain some insight, I think.

> I know he feels supported and understood by this person at least,

> which goes a long way....

>

> Again, really good to hear about someone else dealing with similar

> stuff.

> Barb

>

>

>>>

>>>> Thanks Barb,

>>>>

>>>> I'm not familiar with the book The Explosive Child, but I will

>>>>

>>> check out the

>>>

>>>> library! I was also not aware that ssri's can cause rage and

>>>>

>>> irritability??

>>>

>>>> She has been on Prozac for over 3 years and this behavior is

>>>>

>>> new......so I'm

>>>

>>>> not sure. I'm not sure of anything now. Looking forward to our

>>>>

>>> apt next week

>>>

>>>> with her psychiatrist and hoping to treat the ADHD also. As far

>>>>

> as

>

>>> the OCD

>>>

>>>> seeming better but the rages not........I think its just that we

>>>>

>>> are not seeing

>>>

>>>> the obsessions anymore (like NEEDING things even, or HAVING to

>>>>

> wear

>

>>> her hair

>>>

>>>> in ponytails, or wearing only certain clothes, ect.) but the

>>>>

>>> anxiety is still

>>>

>>>> very real......once again, not sure! Thanks for your help. Kath

>>>>

>>>>

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