Rages, and inconsistent OCD

October 12, 2009

Our 9yo has been having rages. She was starting to push and hit so I started

walking outside down the hill 2-4 houses and back up and she always follows me.

By the time we get back she is a bit winded. Since she HATES following me, she

stopped being violent. But she will still yell for an hour or more while not

letting me do anything (I can't sit, watch tv, read a book, do dishes...). Some

of the things she is refusing to let me do tie into her OCD (can't handle

change) but even if I just stand in one place she still yells at me. If I leave

the house (when her dad is home too), she calms down within 15 minutes and is

calm when I come back an hour later. I don't want to punish her for emotions

caused by the OCD, but how much yelling is normal, and is it normal for her to

be able to turn it off when I leave?

The 2nd part has to do with the OCD not being consistent. She says she can't

get dressed (can't move the clothes because they won't be in the same place,

can't decide which is best....) but after not being able to do it for 45 minutes

can be dressed in 3 minutes after her friends arrive at the door. Is that OCD,

or being a brat?

Hubby and I are meeting with the therapist on Thursday to discuss some of this,

but I wanted to see what those of you in the trenches thought.

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