Re: Re: Hello from Alice UK

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The only correlation I've ever heard of is that people with anxiety disorders

tend to self-medicate with alcohol or drugs in order to sooth their symptoms.

If there's more information out there about it than that, I don't know.

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Re: Hello from Alice UK

Is ocd more common in children of addicts?

I called my brother last night and between the two of us we couldn't

come up with a single family member with ocd tendencies (except maybe

our hoarding grandmother).

We do however have an alcoholic father, our sister has already died

from alcoholism ( I miss her so much! ) and our mother's mother died

of alcoholism . . . all these years I've been brainwashing my son to

stay away from alcohol, he has bad genes, a week long experiment

could ruin the rest of his life if it took hold. .. . . .

If there is relationship between the two then boy was I blindsided -

I feel the hysterical laughter building, then I'll sit down and cry -

I'll get past it, but GEEZ, the things we don't see coming!

> Hello everyone, its amazing to be writing to you. I haven't been

here for ages. But today, Ami, 15 1/2 saw the General practitioner on

her own for a few minutes, and that alone seemed to be a miracle. I

was on here for years, feeling helpless, as Ami wouldn hardly talk to

me, and never talk to anyone else about her obsessions and

compulsions. A few months ago she said she knew she had OCD....the

school is pushing me now to get her help, and esp a diagnosis so they

can help her with anxiety, difficulties with school work and

behaviours. I am happy to be back to share with you, but feel

anxious, as Ami is still very difficult to talk to about any of

this. I want it all sorted NOW. I guess the good news is that the

UK may have moved on a little since I was last here, and the doc did

say she would refer Ami. I have made an appointment to see the doc

too, but not for over a week...I can then talk about all this.

> I hope this doesn't sound too confused!

> I think my last post to this group said I had recognised and was

dealing with my alcohol and drug addiction. I am now 18 months free

of all drugs. Its 2 1/2 years since I started to recover and been

mostly sober, and since then Ami has been much better. Its kind of

obvious that my problems would cause her anxiety, and me getting well

relives that a lot. The great news is she is very slowly confiding

in me more and more and finding me trustworthy...but the burden is

that this trust depends on her believing I talk to NO ONE!!!Recently

her anxiety increased again as outside stresses mounted...national

exams coming up, less free time due to a huge production at school,

and a falling out with her dad....and she's at an age where things

are tough...how you relate to friends and boys, how you look etc.

But I feel all that is hightened cos of the OCD.

> She still wipes herself excessively after weeing...blocking

toilets wherever she goes, and sometimes making herself bleed. She

uses the toilet countless times beforew going to bed and always has

to be the last to sleep wherever she goes. Mostly it seems to be

obsessive thinking...endlessly worrying about a film she saw, as if

its true, counting (she hasn't said much detail on this), trouble

concentrating in lessons, trouble reading because she has to re- read

all the time. There is a lot going on but mostly in her head not so

many compulsions.

> I now have support and lots of friends for myself, through AA, and

this wiill help, but though both diseases are incredibly similar,

there is no real identification for me there. So I am delighted to

be with you all again and not feel alone any more. There are a few

people with both conditions, and from them I gather that Ami's case

is mild, if not just traits.

> I wonder how the mums and kids I knew then are getting along. has

therapy and growing up helped at all?

> Since OCD is commoner in children of addicts, are there any other

recovering parents in this group?

> God bless

> Alice xx

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