Seeing things that are not there??

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My 11-year-old daughter told me today that at night, when she is laying in bed

before she goes to sleep, she is " seeing things " which include seeing me (and

then I disapper), seeing " bloody " and seeing someone with their arms cut

off. She says she " sees " these things for a couple seconds and they are gone.

She said it started on a night when we went to an amusement park and has been

happening on and off for a few weeks. She obviously wasn't bothered enough by

it to tell me until now. She has been having trouble falling asleep lately,

though. I wonder if this could be OCD-related. Sort of like a visual " thought

bomb. " She says sometimes she is also having gross thoughts about things like

vomiting or diarrhea.

So, I am wondering if any of your kids have experienced something like this? I

don't quite know what to make of this. I will certainly discuss it with her

therapist, but our next appointment isn't for a few weeks.

Sue

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Yes, my daughter " sees " things all the time at night (her OCD flares at

night). And when she is in a full blown anxiety attack, or has a high

fever, she is so convincing in her belief that it raises the hairs on our

necks and almost has us thinking there really are things there. (we don't

believe in ghosts, otherwise, we could probably become frightened

ourselves!) These " things " have ranged from bats to ghosts to monsters to

lights to people.

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coming...

Ramey

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---- Seeing things that are not there??

Date: 10/30/09 05:09

> My 11-year-old daughter told me today that at night, when she is laying in

bed before she goes to sleep, she is & quot;seeing things & quot; which include

seeing me (and then I disapper), seeing & quot;bloody & quot; and seeing

someone with their arms cut off. She says she & quot;sees & quot; these things

for a couple seconds and they are gone. She said it started on a night when

we went to an amusement park and has been happening on and off for a few

weeks. She obviously wasn't bothered enough by it to tell me until now.

She has been having trouble falling asleep lately, though. I wonder if this

could be OCD-related. Sort of like a visual & quot;thought bomb. & quot; She

says sometimes she is also having gross thoughts about things like vomiting

or diarrhea.

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this? I don't quite know what to make of this. I will certainly discuss

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when she is laying in bed before she goes to sleep, she is & quot;seeing

things & quot; which include seeing me (and then I disapper), seeing

& quot;bloody & quot; and seeing someone with their arms cut off. She

says she & quot;sees & quot; these things for a couple seconds and they are

gone. She said it started on a night when we went to an amusement park and

has been happening on and off for a few weeks. She obviously wasn't

bothered enough by it to tell me until now. She has been having trouble

falling asleep lately, though. I wonder if this could be OCD-related. Sort

of like a visual & quot;thought bomb. & quot; She says sometimes she is also

having gross thoughts about things like vomiting or diarrhea.

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I think kids are prone to anxiety when falling asleep, and having ocd with the

bad thoughts just intensifies these anxieties.

I have 3 kids, two with ocd, and all 3 have had, at one time or another, fears

at bedtime. My son however, has very bad thoughts all day and at night.

Is she seeing things only at bedtime or during the day also?

Hugs

judy

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Sent: Fri, October 30, 2009 1:06:47 AM

Subject: Seeing things that are not there??

 

My 11-year-old daughter told me today that at night, when she is laying in bed

before she goes to sleep, she is " seeing things " which include seeing me (and

then I disapper), seeing " bloody " and seeing someone with their arms cut

off. She says she " sees " these things for a couple seconds and they are gone.

She said it started on a night when we went to an amusement park and has been

happening on and off for a few weeks. She obviously wasn't bothered enough by it

to tell me until now. She has been having trouble falling asleep lately, though.

I wonder if this could be OCD-related. Sort of like a visual " thought bomb. " She

says sometimes she is also having gross thoughts about things like vomiting or

diarrhea.

So, I am wondering if any of your kids have experienced something like this? I

don't quite know what to make of this. I will certainly discuss it with her

therapist, but our next appointment isn't for a few weeks.

Sue

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" Thought bomb " is a great way to describe what your daughter is experiencing!

My youngest daughter had " Seeing Things " and would hear voices as well. She was

seven at the time and before we got her medication under control, it happened a

lot. She told me she thought they were " very loud thoughts " and that her

thoughts were so real she could actually see and hear them. They went away once

the OCD was under control, only coming back with occasional flare ups. On

another note, my oldest daughter has Narcolepsy and she also sees things before

she falls asleep. I always thought this was due to her OCD as well but since

her diagnosis with the sleep disorder, I have learned that it is " normal " for

people with Narcolepsy to see things as they are falling asleep. It doesn't

happen to all of them but it does happen to mine. Weird. You might want to let

your daughter know she isn't crazy because I think that's the first thing that

comes to mind, even for kids. Kelley in NV

Seeing things that are not there??

My 11-year-old daughter told me today that at night, when she is laying in bed

before she goes to sleep, she is " seeing things " which include seeing me (and

then I disapper), seeing " bloody " and seeing someone with their arms cut

off. She says she " sees " these things for a couple seconds and they are gone.

She said it started on a night when we went to an amusement park and has been

happening on and off for a few weeks. She obviously wasn't bothered enough by it

to tell me until now. She has been having trouble falling asleep lately, though.

I wonder if this could be OCD-related. Sort of like a visual " thought bomb. " She

says sometimes she is also having gross thoughts about things like vomiting or

diarrhea.

So, I am wondering if any of your kids have experienced something like this? I

don't quite know what to make of this. I will certainly discuss it with her

therapist, but our next appointment isn't for a few weeks.

Sue

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When I was a kid, I used to hear someone shout my name just before I fell

asleep. I knew that no one was there, but it was strange because it was loud

and clear and I didn't know who's voice it was. I remeber being startlesd by

the loudness, but not afraid that I heard it. I later found out that it's

called hypnogogic hallucinations and it's not something you have to worry a lot

about. This is a link with info

http://www.sleepdisordersguide.com/topics/hypnagogic-hallucinations.html

Bonnie

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> My 11-year-old daughter told me today that at night, when she is laying in bed

before she goes to sleep, she is " seeing things " which include seeing me (and

then I disapper), seeing " bloody " and seeing someone with their arms cut

off. She says she " sees " these things for a couple seconds and they are gone.

She said it started on a night when we went to an amusement park and has been

happening on and off for a few weeks. She obviously wasn't bothered enough by

it to tell me until now. She has been having trouble falling asleep lately,

though. I wonder if this could be OCD-related. Sort of like a visual " thought

bomb. " She says sometimes she is also having gross thoughts about things like

vomiting or diarrhea.

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> So, I am wondering if any of your kids have experienced something like this?

I don't quite know what to make of this. I will certainly discuss it with her

therapist, but our next appointment isn't for a few weeks.

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> Sue

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You might want to let your daughter know she isn't crazy because I think that's

the first thing that comes to mind, even for kids.

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That is an excellent point, Kelley. Once, when Josh was young, he broke down

crying, telling me he knew he was crazy. I had no idea he felt that way. It

broke my heart. I realized later, when we got a diagnosis for OCD, that he

probably realized he was behaving differently than others, due to the OCD, and

since none of us knew what was going on at the time, he thought and feared he

was crazy.

Sometimes they think the worst and just knowing that their parents think it will

be okay, can help them from being overwhelmed.

BJ

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It is weird, for sure! I did not know that " seeing things " was part of OCD, but

since several of you have kids who experience this, I guess it must be. So far,

my daughter only sees things at night when she is falling asleep.

I can't take credit for phrase " thought bomb " ... that is what our therapist

(Kathleen Norris) calls it. She calls the different types of OCD thoughts

" tricks. " The name for " very loud thoughts " is called the " microphone trick! "

Sue

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> " Thought bomb " is a great way to describe what your daughter is experiencing!

My youngest daughter had " Seeing Things " and would hear voices as well. She was

seven at the time and before we got her medication under control, it happened a

lot. She told me she thought they were " very loud thoughts " and that her

thoughts were so real she could actually see and hear them. They went away once

the OCD was under control, only coming back with occasional flare ups. On

another note, my oldest daughter has Narcolepsy and she also sees things before

she falls asleep. I always thought this was due to her OCD as well but since

her diagnosis with the sleep disorder, I have learned that it is " normal " for

people with Narcolepsy to see things as they are falling asleep. It doesn't

happen to all of them but it does happen to mine. Weird. You might want to let

your daughter know she isn't crazy because I think that's the first thing that

comes to mind, even for kids. Kelley in NV

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before she goes to sleep, she is " seeing things " which include seeing me (and

then I disapper), seeing " bloody " and seeing someone with their arms cut

off. She says she " sees " these things for a couple seconds and they are gone.

She said it started on a night when we went to an amusement park and has been

happening on and off for a few weeks. She obviously wasn't bothered enough by it

to tell me until now. She has been having trouble falling asleep lately, though.

I wonder if this could be OCD-related. Sort of like a visual " thought bomb. " She

says sometimes she is also having gross thoughts about things like vomiting or

diarrhea.

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> So, I am wondering if any of your kids have experienced something like this? I

don't quite know what to make of this. I will certainly discuss it with her

therapist, but our next appointment isn't for a few weeks.

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