Re: Re: Pure O type OCD -BJ

September 26, 2009

Hi BJ,

I took him to two doctors , who said it was a new tic. . We put him on

Tenex,along with his seroquel, and it really has almost stopped the tics, as

well as helped his " hyperness " , but the problem is ,that the Tenex is making his

" bad thoughts " worse. I don't which is worse, the constant bad thoughts or the

tics.

He was suppossed to sleep at grandmas tonight so we could get a little break,

but his anxiety was so bad he couldn't go. He was crying and saying he felt the

same way he did in preschool.(when he had bad separation anxiety) Anyway, we

took him out to eat, to try to get his attention away from his thoughts, and he

said his ocd was telling him the food was throw up, so he ate nothing.

Hubby was angry about the whole idea of him refusing to go to grandmas and it

started another huge thing!

Calgon, take me away!!!

..

We cannot win!!!!

Thanks for asking! How is your boy doing?

Hugs

Judy

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To:

Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 12:54:20 PM

Subject: Re: " Pure O " type OCD

Judy, how is your son doing with his " tongue " issue? Did you ever get it sorted

out why it was happening? Is he still struggling with it? Can't remember when

you said the doctor's appointment was.

Hugs,

BJ

>

> My son (8) has mostly obsesssions also. His newest is he will say his OCD is

telling him to put his fork down his throat, and he will actually start to do it

and gag.

>

> Than he started saying he has thoughts of poking the fork into his cheek.

>

> He does have the thoughts about stabbing himself or others with a knife too,a

nd wouldn't allow me to have any on the table.

>

> Like everyone else said, What I try to tell him is that every one has

" thoughts' because I noticed when I try to distract him, it doesn't work

anymore.What scared me , was that my son actually started to stick the fork down

his throat although I asked him if that was something he wanted to do , and he

said, " NO'.He keeps trying to draw attention to it.I tell him nonchalantly, if

you don't want to do something or think something, you have to try to forget it

and try to move on. I try not to focus on it or bring any attention to it.

sometimes, I just say,

> NO, and he will stop saying things.

> I liked the idea someone gave( I don't remember who posted it) about hanging

pictures on the wall of knives , etc, as an exposure.

> OCD is such a devastating thing to watch reason fall from our children's

minds!!

> I wish you luck and hugs!!!

> Judy

>

> ____________ _________ _________ __

>

> From: rmrdurango <rmrdurango@ ...>

> To: @ yahoogroups. com

> Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 10:55:56 AM

> Subject: Re: " Pure O " type OCD

>

> Hi ,

>

> Our 12 yr son has obsessive thinking OCD also. He too obsesses about knives.

It started with him having thoughts of stabbing our dogs, himself, our family.

He wouldn't even hold a knife. Medication has been key for us. He actually has

accidentally stabbed himself twice in the leg when carving wood out in the shop.

Both times he needed stitches. I thought that would cure that obsession from

ever popping up again, but it didn't. Just recently he was stressed and his OCD

flared and he was obsessing at the dinner table about stabbing himself. He

refused to hold the knife and cut his steak. We talked him through it so he was

able to hold the knife long enough to cut his meat. We still ended up increasing

his meds though. In Tamar Chansky's book, " Freeing Your Child from Obsessive

Compulsive Disorder " , she states that obsessions with knives are one of the most

common obsessions for OCD. Strangely, that gave me a little peace.

>

> Good luck and welcome to the group.

> Becky in North Dakota

>

September 28, 2009

Hi BJ,

None of these doctors know what to do for my son. I am attempting to get him

placed in a special theraputic school. (not residential) a day school. I think

this will help.(if I can get him in)It costs 55,000 a year, and the school

district will have to pay. I have to file mediation and prove they do not have

an appropriate plan for my son, which they don't.

I am so sorry to hear about your heart condition.Oh God!!! That is horrible. I

pray that you don't have what they are suspecting!!!!!

Is there anything you can do for that? A pacemaker?

Hugs

judy

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Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 3:28:51 PM

Subject: Re: " Pure O " type OCD -BJ

Oh man, Judy. You are in a vicious cycle. The thing that helps, makes other

things worse. Pick your poison, huh? I hate when that happens. Your poor kiddo.

Do the docs have any other options? Or any ideas of something different that

might help without causing other problems?

Your husband's frustration is sure understandable, but it never seems to help to

get angry or upset. We've gone through that here too.

It's good to know it was a tic, rather than tardive dyskinesia. Tics aren't

good, but better than the alternative.

Josh is doing okay, thanks for asking. I've noticed a few things flare up

recently, with his OCD. There's been a lot of stress here though, with my heart

stuff, so I'd be surprised if he didn't react somehow.

I go up Thursday to a Genetics Clinic to be checked for a condition called, Long

QT Syndrome. The electrophysiologist thinks that is what I'm most likely dealing

with, after going through what's called an EP study, recently. I'm praying it

comes back negative, because I could have passed the gene on to Josh. This is

not something I want him to have, or have to tell him about. Talk about

something that could destabilize him. <sigh> It is a condition where the heart

gets into a bad rhythm it cannot get out of and you drop dead. Like he needs to

hear that. (

Arrrrrrrrrggghhhh! Life is never boring, is it? Personally, I could use a little

boredom.

Did you mean Calgon, or Valium? lol

Hugs,

BJ

> >

> > My son (8) has mostly obsesssions also. His newest is he will say his OCD is

telling him to put his fork down his throat, and he will actually start to do it

and gag.

> >

> > Than he started saying he has thoughts of poking the fork into his cheek.

> >

> > He does have the thoughts about stabbing himself or others with a knife

too,a nd wouldn't allow me to have any on the table.

> >

> > Like everyone else said, What I try to tell him is that every one has

" thoughts' because I noticed when I try to distract him, it doesn't work

anymore.What scared me , was that my son actually started to stick the fork down

his throat although I asked him if that was something he wanted to do , and he

said, " NO'.He keeps trying to draw attention to it.I tell him nonchalantly, if

you don't want to do something or think something, you have to try to forget it

and try to move on. I try not to focus on it or bring any attention to it.

sometimes, I just say,

> > NO, and he will stop saying things.

> > I liked the idea someone gave( I don't remember who posted it) about hanging

pictures on the wall of knives , etc, as an exposure.

> > OCD is such a devastating thing to watch reason fall from our children's

minds!!

> > I wish you luck and hugs!!!

> > Judy

> >

> > ____________ _________ _________ __

> >

> > From: rmrdurango <rmrdurango@ ...>

> > To: @ yahoogroups. com

> > Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2009 10:55:56 AM

> > Subject: Re: " Pure O " type OCD

> >

> > Hi ,

> >

> > Our 12 yr son has obsessive thinking OCD also. He too obsesses about knives.