Re: voices ?/BJ

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It is not his voice, he feels like it is external so that is why I

was trying to explain to him how the brain can play a trick on you-to

reassure him it is not " real " .

This was the same with my daughter, I'm just hoping b/c her episode

with that faded out, my son's will too. I do think it makes it

harder to do ERP. My daughter could not do ERP when the voice would

threaten her for breaking the rules. In that case, messing up or

challenging a rule (she seemed to believe in her rules with absolute

conviction, so the " messing-up " would happen only by accident or a

collision of opposing rules-not by therapeutic choice) did not

demonstrate that the fear of somethuing bad happening was unfounded-

b/c something bad would happen-a mean scary voice would be triggered.

That made her all the more convinced that her fears (which did seem

like OCD obsessions) were correct. I remember trying to explain that

to her therapist at the time and it sounding like I was not in line

with helping her do the ERP exercises. I'm just glad she does not

have that anymore, it was brief, and Ihope it is transient or just

extra " loud " OCD with my son.

nancy grace

> >

> > My son told me (reluctantly and with several hints or questions

for

> > several days before revealing anything) that he hears a scary

mean

> > voice being " mean " to him that has happened 2-3 times recently. I

> > know " voices " has come up here before-does anyone consider it a

part

> > of OCD?

> >

> > He seemed to want reassurance that it was not truly external. I

told

> > him it is his brain playing a trick on him and that doctors can

even

> > induce hallucinations (whether visual or auitory) by probing

certain

> > parts of the brain-this was to let him know that it comes from

inside

> > not outside, and is a hallucination- not real.

> >

> > My 16 yr old daughter heard " mean " voices too, starting about age

13,

> > and lasting through a crisis with her OCD (she feared eating and

> > finally had to be hospitalized) but does not have that problem

> > anymore.

> >

> > I wonder could it be something to do with puberty and greater

stress

> > due to hormaonal changes, or something to do with OCD getting

worse-

> > though he seems to be in status-quo, which is not necessarily

good

> > since he has alot of avoidances. But I have not seen the OCD

getting

> > worse, he has actually seemed more relaxed and interactive

(within

> > the family) of late (though this does not represent any

improvement

> > to his contmination type OCD).

> >

> > I have this sense that low stress and low stimulus reduces the

> > likliehood of it (voices) happening-but then that may not be the

way

> > to help the OCD- which is supposed to be challenged by exposures

etc.

> > Since I was considering resuming his therapy and attempts at ERP

this

> > other symptom concerns me. I also have concerns about bringing it

up

> > at the the outset if we start with a new therapist-depends upon

how

> > she would view it I guess.

> >

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