Guest guest Posted March 7, 2008 Report Share Posted March 7, 2008 Hi , I have a 19 yr. old daughter with OCD/BDD and she is currently in New Orleans with her school group helping with the re-building. She has skin picking - mostly her face re. acne (even though she has very little) She also was cutting when she was about 15...fine, neat even lines and some self-tatooing (small, unobtrusive forms) She has recently told me that the recent zoloft increase (to 125 mg) has improved(slowed down) her skin picking...she is finally able to gain perspective and perhaps some sense of control. (she was on Lexapro before) She is therapy resistant - and I worry that she self-medicates with alcohol. Her self- harm that imerged a few years ago seemed to mostly be related to anxiety management...and of course, what she reflected from others.. I see the contagion of cutting often at the school where I work. just some ideas, Alice > Hello, my name is , I have a 13 yr old daughter who has had OCD > since she was 4. We live in Oklahoma. She takes meds and attends CBT. > I have read many of the postings and can relate. I understand her > because, I too, have OCD(amoung other illnesses). She is also disabled > due to a neurologic condition which causes dibilitating pain and > weakness. Between the two illnesses she feels horrible most of the > time. We feel helpless and often hopeless. > > Does anyone have a child that harms themselves because of the OCD? > That is something I do not do that she does. Things like pulling out > hair, finger and toe nails, making sores on the skin fron " picking " ? > If so, what are some of the suggestions you have to help her lessen the > compultion to do these things? Nothing the therapists have suggested > have worked yet, although ir has gotten much better since switching to > Luvox. > > I have tried to find a support group for HER to attend so she can > see that she is not as " wierd " or " alone " as she may feel. Maybe she > could learn from other's expieriences and see maybe what works for > them. I haven't been able to find one that is for the child to help > support them. Does anyone know of one? > > Thank you for any suggestions you may have! > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 <<<<I see the contagion of cutting often at the school where I work.>>>> Yikes, Alice, that is scary. I wonder why that is. BJ > > Hi , > I have a 19 yr. old daughter with OCD/BDD and she is currently in New > Orleans with her school group helping with the re-building. She has > skin picking - mostly her face re. acne (even though she has very > little) She also was cutting when she was about 15...fine, neat even > lines and some self-tatooing (small, unobtrusive forms) > She has recently told me that the recent zoloft increase (to 125 mg) > has improved(slowed down) her skin picking...she is finally able to > gain perspective and perhaps some sense of control. > (she was on Lexapro before) > She is therapy resistant - and I worry that she self-medicates with alcohol. > > Her self- harm that imerged a few years ago seemed to mostly be > related to anxiety management...and of course, what she reflected > from others.. I see the contagion of cutting often at the school > where I work. > just some ideas, > Alice > > > > > > > Hello, my name is , I have a 13 yr old daughter who has had OCD > > since she was 4. We live in Oklahoma. She takes meds and attends CBT. > > I have read many of the postings and can relate. I understand her > > because, I too, have OCD(amoung other illnesses). She is also disabled > > due to a neurologic condition which causes dibilitating pain and > > weakness. Between the two illnesses she feels horrible most of the > > time. We feel helpless and often hopeless. > > > > Does anyone have a child that harms themselves because of the OCD? > > That is something I do not do that she does. Things like pulling out > > hair, finger and toe nails, making sores on the skin fron " picking " ? > > If so, what are some of the suggestions you have to help her lessen the > > compultion to do these things? Nothing the therapists have suggested > > have worked yet, although ir has gotten much better since switching to > > Luvox. > > > > I have tried to find a support group for HER to attend so she can > > see that she is not as " wierd " or " alone " as she may feel. Maybe she > > could learn from other's expieriences and see maybe what works for > > them. I haven't been able to find one that is for the child to help > > support them. Does anyone know of one? > > > > Thank you for any suggestions you may have! > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 Val, I've always felt it was separate from OCD. But it's just not uncommon for some who cut to also have OCD or OC behaviors too; I guess one of those comorbid things. > > I hope I'm not out of line here, but as far as the cutting and picking, is that a symptom of OCD?? I've never heard of that as a Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted March 8, 2008 Report Share Posted March 8, 2008 It is. It is a compultion. My daughter doesn't cut she just gets fixated on her skin and cannot stop. sarah > > <<<<I see the contagion of cutting often at the school > where I work.>>>> > > Yikes, Alice, that is scary. I wonder why that is. > > BJ > > > > > Hi , > > I have a 19 yr. old daughter with OCD/BDD and she is currently in New > > Orleans with her school group helping with the re-building. She has > > skin picking - mostly her face re. acne (even though she has very > > little) She also was cutting when she was about 15...fine, neat even > > lines and some self-tatooing (small, unobtrusive forms) > > She has recently told me that the recent zoloft increase (to > 125 mg) > > has improved(slowed down) her skin picking...she is finally able to > > gain perspective and perhaps some sense of control. > > (she was on Lexapro before) > > She is therapy resistant - and I worry that she self-medicates with > alcohol. > > > > Her self- harm that imerged a few years ago seemed to mostly be > > related to anxiety management...and of course, what she reflected > > from others.. I see the contagion of cutting often at the school > > where I work. > > just some ideas, > > Alice > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hello, my name is , I have a 13 yr old daughter who has > had OCD > > > since she was 4. We live in Oklahoma. She takes meds and attends > CBT. > > > I have read many of the postings and can relate. I understand her > > > because, I too, have OCD(amoung other illnesses). She is also > disabled > > > due to a neurologic condition which causes dibilitating pain and > > > weakness. Between the two illnesses she feels horrible most of the > > > time. We feel helpless and often hopeless. > > > > > > Does anyone have a child that harms themselves because of the OCD? > > > That is something I do not do that she does. Things like pulling out > > > hair, finger and toe nails, making sores on the skin fron " picking " ? > > > If so, what are some of the suggestions you have to help her > lessen the > > > compultion to do these things? Nothing the therapists have suggested > > > have worked yet, although ir has gotten much better since switching to > > > Luvox. > > > > > > I have tried to find a support group for HER to attend so she can > > > see that she is not as " wierd " or " alone " as she may feel. Maybe she > > > could learn from other's expieriences and see maybe what works for > > > them. I haven't been able to find one that is for the child to help > > > support them. Does anyone know of one? > > > > > > Thank you for any suggestions you may have! > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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