Guest guest Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 Thank you so much ! This website is really my only support group right now. I knew someone would understand. You described it perfectly! I do feel like I'm a barometer, and everything indicates a tornado headed right straight into his/our lives. It is heartbreaking to watch! As a parent, I want to be able to do so much more. I want to take it from him before it actually hits. I feel so helpless at times. Corinna in TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 Thanks Kathy! I'm glad I have this support and understanding. You are right about family. I was just discussing yesterday with my mother some concerns about Garrett's behavior and symptoms. She tried to write most of it off to normal preadolescent behavior. She just doesn't get his shear panic and anxiety over these things. She doesn't understand that these worries and thoughts reak havic in his life. They are not just " normal " childhood concerns. Anyway, they did do the quick strep test in the office, but they always send the test out for the more advanced test also. I'm also waiting for results from his blood work. His pediatrician is checking his strep antibiodies levels. I am beginning to wonder if the strep could be somewhere else at times. I plan to request antibiodics no matter what the blood work reveals. Also, I have kept him on Claritin also, thinking it might help prevent this summer episode he typically gets. I guess in his case it didn't. Thanks again. Corinna in TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 ----- Original Message ----- > Also, I have kept him on Claritin also, thinking it might help prevent this > summer episode he typically gets. I guess in his case it didn't. Corinna I have never been *sure* this is working for us. My daughter didn't have her usual big upswing in OCD symptoms from early spring thru early summer these past two seasons. That coincided with my being aggressive with the allergy med. I don't have any way of knowing whether it made a difference OCD-wise or not...perhaps she would not have tanked these past two springs anyway. Good luck, Kathy R. in Indiana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 27, 2004 Report Share Posted June 27, 2004 <<Try not to discuss or expect support from those who do not " get " OCD. I found so many tried to comfort me by suggesting I was overreacting or worrying over normal kid behavior. But the effect on me was anything but comforting, I felt very alone.>> **There is a wonderful video tape that we got from the OC Foundation. It is called " The Touching Tree " . We have had a lot of success passing it around to friends to watch. I do not think that anyone who does not have OCD or live with someone who has it will " get " OCD. But this video has been a wonderful tool for helping our friends understand where our dd is coming from. Many of the friends in our congregation actually said that they cried when they watched it because they had no idea how painful this must be for Meghan until they saw it. The video is nice also because I think more people are apt to watch it than read a whole book about OCD and I think that it really hits on a lot of important points like the fact that they may not " see " OCD because it can be so secretive. I know that every family has a different way of doing things, but we chose to do it this way because our friends are just like family to us and we wanted to make sure our daughter was not misunderstood in any way and that we had the support and understanding we needed also. Just a suggestion. ** ________________________________________________________________ The best thing to hit the Internet in years - Juno SpeedBand! Surf the Web up to FIVE TIMES FASTER! Only $14.95/ month - visit www.juno.com to sign up today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Thanks for the video suggestion. I will try to find it. I would atleast like grandparents and some other family members to watch it. It would help if they had atleast a small understanding of OCD. Corinna in TX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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