Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Phyllis, You have my permission to use any of my posts. Especially if they are helping someone deal with living with ocd. Perhaps you can set something up with the school where they email you questions which you can answer and email back. If you are having difficulties, you could try posting the question here. If you are located close enough, encourage the professionals to attend the OC-Chicago conference in May, or the OC Foundations conference in Philly in Aug. Education is the key to change. Take care, wendy, in canada ______________________________________________________________________ Only a few days left to file! http://taxes.yahoo.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Phyllis, You have my permission to use any of my posts. Especially if they are helping someone deal with living with ocd. Perhaps you can set something up with the school where they email you questions which you can answer and email back. If you are having difficulties, you could try posting the question here. If you are located close enough, encourage the professionals to attend the OC-Chicago conference in May, or the OC Foundations conference in Philly in Aug. Education is the key to change. Take care, wendy, in canada ______________________________________________________________________ Only a few days left to file! http://taxes.yahoo.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Phyllis, You have my permission to use any of my posts. Especially if they are helping someone deal with living with ocd. Perhaps you can set something up with the school where they email you questions which you can answer and email back. If you are having difficulties, you could try posting the question here. If you are located close enough, encourage the professionals to attend the OC-Chicago conference in May, or the OC Foundations conference in Philly in Aug. Education is the key to change. Take care, wendy, in canada ______________________________________________________________________ Only a few days left to file! http://taxes.yahoo.ca Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Phyllis, You may use any of my posts if it will help. I, too live in PA and at times have " situations " at school that are unacceptable. I am off to take Tommy for his Appt. with Dr. Chansky right now, if I can later I will contact you offline. Blessings, in Southeastern PA ppepe40 wrote: I'm resending this, since about 6 hours have passed and my messages do not seem to have gotten past my " sent " folder. Don't you just love it when things just get lost in cyberspace? Phyllis Encouraging posts , Kathy, and ; May I please have your permission to use your posts from today 4/22/02 that were so descriptive and encouraging about the results of using medication and E & RP in combination to help your children live near-normal lives. I think the first hand explanations of how it was effective for your children can be helpful in persuading the school district that they need to provide this service to Chelle. We have an evaluation review this Wednesday and I have already listed as a recommendation to the school district that Chelle receive " instruction in exposure and response prevention techniques " to help her access her FAPE. My dear child feels so isolated and out of place at the high school. She is failing math, English, SS, and Gym. This transition has not been god for her. She's missing school at least one day per week, and coming in late every day. Today was the first day she made it to school on time in about 6 weeks, but she has been sleeping since she came home. I don't know yet how the day went for her. She uses sleep to escape from all her emotional pain. I'm still going around in circles with the insurance company to get them to pay for Chelle's therapy, but she needs help long before the appeals process will be completed with them. Progress, one child at a time. Phyllis ppepe40@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Yes certainly Phyllis you can use anything I post to the list that you think may be helpful. If you are referring to what I wrote about brain scans showing normalized function following successful ERP, you might want to look at Dr. Schwartz' " Brain Lock " book, and then follow up on his references. Take care, and good luck with the school, Kathy R. in Indiana ----- Original Message ----- From: ppepe40 , Kathy, and ; May I please have your permission to use your posts from today 4/22/02 that were so descriptive and encouraging about the results of using medication and E & RP in combination to help your children live near-normal lives. I think the first hand explanations of how it was effective for your children can be helpful in persuading the school district that they need to provide this service to Chelle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Yes certainly Phyllis you can use anything I post to the list that you think may be helpful. If you are referring to what I wrote about brain scans showing normalized function following successful ERP, you might want to look at Dr. Schwartz' " Brain Lock " book, and then follow up on his references. Take care, and good luck with the school, Kathy R. in Indiana ----- Original Message ----- From: ppepe40 , Kathy, and ; May I please have your permission to use your posts from today 4/22/02 that were so descriptive and encouraging about the results of using medication and E & RP in combination to help your children live near-normal lives. I think the first hand explanations of how it was effective for your children can be helpful in persuading the school district that they need to provide this service to Chelle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 Yes certainly Phyllis you can use anything I post to the list that you think may be helpful. If you are referring to what I wrote about brain scans showing normalized function following successful ERP, you might want to look at Dr. Schwartz' " Brain Lock " book, and then follow up on his references. Take care, and good luck with the school, Kathy R. in Indiana ----- Original Message ----- From: ppepe40 , Kathy, and ; May I please have your permission to use your posts from today 4/22/02 that were so descriptive and encouraging about the results of using medication and E & RP in combination to help your children live near-normal lives. I think the first hand explanations of how it was effective for your children can be helpful in persuading the school district that they need to provide this service to Chelle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 To , , and Kathy, Thank you very much for your permission to use information that you have posted to this list. Your experiences with your children and how therapy combined with medication have helped them will be additional proof that this is what Chelle needs to succeed in school. I know I am in for just as big a battle with the school district as I am in with the insurance company. One way or another, Chelle has to get the E & RP - I don't see how she will ever function without it. She cannot even change one thing in how she gets ready in the morning without a meltdown. I am hoping that she can do the therapy this coming summer. I've had a really bad case of laryngitis this past week, and was unable to call to get information about availability of therapists and information on programs from the local therapists. My voice is just coming back, so I'm planning to make those contacts by the end of the week. I have come to realize that I have had OCD for a long time, but it was never as dibilating as Chelle's is. I used to have a lot of intrusive thoughts that were really scary - never knew why before. Recently, I have been experiencing a lot of doubting when I am driving the school bus. I can turn a corner and get this overwhelming feeling and thoughts of " Where am I? Where am I going? Did I turn the wrong way? Oh, my God, what road am I on? " The anxiety spikes for just a few seconds, enough for me to feel it physically. Its almost as though there is a little imp sitting on my sholder, wispering in my ear, and every time he makes me doubt what I am doing and makes me feel that moment of panic, - he laughs - gotcha again! Once I realize that I am where I'm supposed to be, I just shake my head, take a deep breath, and call that little imp a few choice words that only he & I can hear. Chelle's OCD is much more compulsions and having to do things a certain way. I tried to get her to stop picking yesterday morning and wound up with a big bruise on my arm. Can't even get her to change the order in which she does things. The kid that is living with me now is miserable, depressed, SLOWER than anyone I've ever known in my entire life, and such a captive of the monster OCD. I really want my happy, cheerful daughter to come back. YOUr posts today gave me some hope that it is possible. Progress, one child at a time. Phyllis ppepe40@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 To , , and Kathy, Thank you very much for your permission to use information that you have posted to this list. Your experiences with your children and how therapy combined with medication have helped them will be additional proof that this is what Chelle needs to succeed in school. I know I am in for just as big a battle with the school district as I am in with the insurance company. One way or another, Chelle has to get the E & RP - I don't see how she will ever function without it. She cannot even change one thing in how she gets ready in the morning without a meltdown. I am hoping that she can do the therapy this coming summer. I've had a really bad case of laryngitis this past week, and was unable to call to get information about availability of therapists and information on programs from the local therapists. My voice is just coming back, so I'm planning to make those contacts by the end of the week. I have come to realize that I have had OCD for a long time, but it was never as dibilating as Chelle's is. I used to have a lot of intrusive thoughts that were really scary - never knew why before. Recently, I have been experiencing a lot of doubting when I am driving the school bus. I can turn a corner and get this overwhelming feeling and thoughts of " Where am I? Where am I going? Did I turn the wrong way? Oh, my God, what road am I on? " The anxiety spikes for just a few seconds, enough for me to feel it physically. Its almost as though there is a little imp sitting on my sholder, wispering in my ear, and every time he makes me doubt what I am doing and makes me feel that moment of panic, - he laughs - gotcha again! Once I realize that I am where I'm supposed to be, I just shake my head, take a deep breath, and call that little imp a few choice words that only he & I can hear. Chelle's OCD is much more compulsions and having to do things a certain way. I tried to get her to stop picking yesterday morning and wound up with a big bruise on my arm. Can't even get her to change the order in which she does things. The kid that is living with me now is miserable, depressed, SLOWER than anyone I've ever known in my entire life, and such a captive of the monster OCD. I really want my happy, cheerful daughter to come back. YOUr posts today gave me some hope that it is possible. Progress, one child at a time. Phyllis ppepe40@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 23, 2002 Report Share Posted April 23, 2002 To , , and Kathy, Thank you very much for your permission to use information that you have posted to this list. Your experiences with your children and how therapy combined with medication have helped them will be additional proof that this is what Chelle needs to succeed in school. I know I am in for just as big a battle with the school district as I am in with the insurance company. One way or another, Chelle has to get the E & RP - I don't see how she will ever function without it. She cannot even change one thing in how she gets ready in the morning without a meltdown. I am hoping that she can do the therapy this coming summer. I've had a really bad case of laryngitis this past week, and was unable to call to get information about availability of therapists and information on programs from the local therapists. My voice is just coming back, so I'm planning to make those contacts by the end of the week. I have come to realize that I have had OCD for a long time, but it was never as dibilating as Chelle's is. I used to have a lot of intrusive thoughts that were really scary - never knew why before. Recently, I have been experiencing a lot of doubting when I am driving the school bus. I can turn a corner and get this overwhelming feeling and thoughts of " Where am I? Where am I going? Did I turn the wrong way? Oh, my God, what road am I on? " The anxiety spikes for just a few seconds, enough for me to feel it physically. Its almost as though there is a little imp sitting on my sholder, wispering in my ear, and every time he makes me doubt what I am doing and makes me feel that moment of panic, - he laughs - gotcha again! Once I realize that I am where I'm supposed to be, I just shake my head, take a deep breath, and call that little imp a few choice words that only he & I can hear. Chelle's OCD is much more compulsions and having to do things a certain way. I tried to get her to stop picking yesterday morning and wound up with a big bruise on my arm. Can't even get her to change the order in which she does things. The kid that is living with me now is miserable, depressed, SLOWER than anyone I've ever known in my entire life, and such a captive of the monster OCD. I really want my happy, cheerful daughter to come back. YOUr posts today gave me some hope that it is possible. Progress, one child at a time. Phyllis ppepe40@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.