Re: Re: New here...absolutely devastated

October 9, 2009

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Sammy.Steph

Subject: Re: New here...absolutely devastated

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Date: Friday, October 9, 2009, 8:41 AM

Lord do I feel for you. My little girl has had episodes like

this periodically since she was 4. She is now almost 8 and when recently she

started hand washing we thought of ocd. We are waiting to see a pediatrician and

a psychologist. No one here on P.E.I. seems to specialize in treating ocd. My

family Doctor said she is normal....but I know my child. The pediatrician sent

us forms to fill out and they were for adhd. I'm betting it will be a battle

with the Doctors to take me seriously. Her symptoms come and go....usually

around a cold. It is frightening. She gets voices in her head telling her to do

bad things. She worries about accidents... like being hit by a car. She won't

leave my side. She cries when she is not with me. She gets scared of her

teachers. She worries about doing something bad that will get her punished.She

washes her hands only at school. She has strong temper flares with me. She

thinks swear words in her mind and

thinks she will get into trouble. She says the voice in her head tells her to

just die...that she is no good. She checks with me continually to be sure she is

not in trouble. Worry worry worry.Then suddenly...it will all disappear. She

returns to her old playful funny self. She is normally outgoing and hilarious. I

wait for it to return...praying it won't. We are in limbo right now waiting for

help. When her symptoms go away I wonder if I'm the crazy one....but when we are

in the thick of these obsessions I am convinced there is something terribly

wrong.

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