Re: Re: movies and tv shows

[Guest guest]

oh you must tell...what dont you like about Dr.Phil?

he has said a few things that dont sit well with us too, but I want to hear

your view!

with Shads school refusal he was doing a show one day about how its not up

to the kid if they want to go to school or not..you must " lay down the

law " ..that didnt sit well cause before I knew it was OCD I did try to

physiclly drag him in the class, nobody helped me and just looked at me

weird, only for Shad to run after me out the door..so how was any of that up

to me?

Ang

Re: Re: movies and tv shows

>

> We love " What about Bob " . We use lines from it to help dd with her OCD

> sometimes. Like when he fakes a heart attack and says, " If I fake it then

> I don't have it " . Sometimes when dd gets worried that she is going to die

> or something I will tell her to fake it like Bob. She will fall down and

> " die " and it helps take the edge off. Also, my dd's *hero* is Donkey from

> Shrek. He seems to have OCD or some sort of anxiety disorder. We got her

> a large stuffed Donkey and at night I can hear her having support group

> sessions with Donkey and some other stuffed animals that have ADD,

> anxiety, etc. She even has an elephant with short term memory loss! I

> think kids need to know that they are not the only one. Also, mark down

> on your calenders Dec. 19 (I think) on Nickelodeon there is a special

> Nick News with Ellerbee that discusses OCD and other brain

> disorders in kids. Unfortunately Dr. Phil is on it, but I think he did a

> really nice job. He didn't say anything that I would disagree with or

> have a problem with. I will keep you posted as to date and time.

>

>

>

>

> On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 18:43:39 EST debbiap@... writes:

> >

> > Hi, it's me, the orignial poster. I guess what I was really looking

> > for is a

> > movie with someone doing similar things that my son is doing. He

> > watched part

> > of Monk and really seemed relieved to see that there are other

> > people like

> > him. He was even laughing. Some parts are just hysterical! We rented

> > the first

> > episode, what a hoot! lol

> >

> > Those of you who mentioned that I may not be ready for these shows,

> > well,

> > you're right. I could laugh at the funny stuff he does, but feel so

> > sad about

> > comments others make, etc. It's sort of a roller coaster ride to

> > watch it.

> >

> > A while ago someone suggested my son watch Little Man Tate because

> > it

> > reminded them of my son. We began watching it and right away my son

> > started crying.

> > He said it was exactly like him (no one showing up for his birthday

> > party, etc)

> > and we had to turn it off. But in this case (ocd) he really wanted

> > to know

> > that there were other people out there with ocd. He'd love to meet

> > others with

> > it, but people must keep it a secret because I can't find any and

> > have never

> > noticed any. My son is very noticable in the stores, picking up

> > stuff from the

> > floor and all.

> >

> > Ok, gotta run, dh is hungry. Just wanted to say that I appreciate

> > all the

> > comments about movies and understand that it might not be the best

> > thing for us

> > to watch them.

> >

> > Debbi

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

We love " What about Bob " . We use lines from it to help dd with her OCD

sometimes. Like when he fakes a heart attack and says, " If I fake it then

I don't have it " . Sometimes when dd gets worried that she is going to die

or something I will tell her to fake it like Bob. She will fall down and

" die " and it helps take the edge off. Also, my dd's *hero* is Donkey from

Shrek. He seems to have OCD or some sort of anxiety disorder. We got her

a large stuffed Donkey and at night I can hear her having support group

sessions with Donkey and some other stuffed animals that have ADD,

anxiety, etc. She even has an elephant with short term memory loss! I

think kids need to know that they are not the only one. Also, mark down

on your calenders Dec. 19 (I think) on Nickelodeon there is a special

Nick News with Ellerbee that discusses OCD and other brain

disorders in kids. Unfortunately Dr. Phil is on it, but I think he did a

really nice job. He didn't say anything that I would disagree with or

have a problem with. I will keep you posted as to date and time.

On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 18:43:39 EST debbiap@... writes:

>

> Hi, it's me, the orignial poster. I guess what I was really looking

> for is a

> movie with someone doing similar things that my son is doing. He

> watched part

> of Monk and really seemed relieved to see that there are other

> people like

> him. He was even laughing. Some parts are just hysterical! We rented

> the first

> episode, what a hoot! lol

>

> Those of you who mentioned that I may not be ready for these shows,

> well,

> you're right. I could laugh at the funny stuff he does, but feel so

> sad about

> comments others make, etc. It's sort of a roller coaster ride to

> watch it.

>

> A while ago someone suggested my son watch Little Man Tate because

> it

> reminded them of my son. We began watching it and right away my son

> started crying.

> He said it was exactly like him (no one showing up for his birthday

> party, etc)

> and we had to turn it off. But in this case (ocd) he really wanted

> to know

> that there were other people out there with ocd. He'd love to meet

> others with

> it, but people must keep it a secret because I can't find any and

> have never

> noticed any. My son is very noticable in the stores, picking up

> stuff from the

> floor and all.

>

> Ok, gotta run, dh is hungry. Just wanted to say that I appreciate

> all the

> comments about movies and understand that it might not be the best

> thing for us

> to watch them.

>

> Debbi

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

Leonardo Di Caprio is on Oprah now talking about the Movie,

Aviator.

They showed a few scenes that deal with OCD and germophobia. Leo said he worked

with Drs to learn about OCD and also lived with someone for a few days who has

OCD to ask questions and learn why.

One scene was a hand washing one, then another where a guy had a speck of

something on his suit and could not remove it and then Leo talked about stepping

on cracks and preparing for the role.

Seems like another one to add to the list of movies - in theatre soon, that

showcases OCD.

Bonnie

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