Re: Re: Teen and Christmas

[Guest guest]

Hi

To all of us strugling with Christmas OCD, which is at my house on almost

a daily basis, ONLY 4 more days to get through x-mas ocd . It is

hard on us and them to. the holidays really can make ocd worse!

Lori

[Guest guest]

my daughter was really bad with ocd around halloween but here at Christmas

she is doing quite well I think all the activities and such keep her busy

and her mind on other things and when we get home at night she is ready to

fall asleep cause she is really tired... so know many of you arent having

the same benefits, and I hate that for you... but for us... I am loving

Christmas time!! Melony

-- Re: Re: Teen and Christmas

Hi

To all of us strugling with Christmas OCD, which is at my house on almost

a daily basis, ONLY 4 more days to get through x-mas ocd . It is

hard on us and them to. the holidays really can make ocd worse!

Lori

[Guest guest]

,

Once again I am learning I am not alone. " Wants so intently that they

feel like they need " is an exact description of my daughter. I hate

taking her shopping and generally avoid it, because she always finds

something that she has to have -- no matter how stupid. Last week we

stopped by Organized Living which I thought would be safe for a

6-year-old. However Angie decided she " needed " a mini white board to

write on, despite the fact we had a large one at home. The conflict

ruined an otherwise nice day. I'd never linked this to OCD before.

As for the bell ringing ... wait until you hear how annoying the buzzing

from the metal detector gets. You'll be ringing the bell for relief!

Sue in Phoenix

mforney445 wrote:

> I love it- a new medical phrase " Christmas OCD " . Thanks for making

> me smile. This year our 5 year old not only wants, but NEEDS a

> metal detector and one of the reindeer's bells. (From the

> book " Polar Express " .) Could someone please explain to me why kids

> with OCD experience their " wants " so intensely that it feels like

> they actually " need " them. Am I making sense?

> in AZ

> P.S. I forgot to mention that the book, " Polar Express " , also

> states that the crowd " roared their approval " ... for 6 nights for

> approx. 2 hours per night our son paced his room because of that

> phrase. It scared him and he couldn't get it to go away... It was

> such a horrible, exhausting deal, but he still wants a bell like the

> one in the story. HELP!

>

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