Need advice ... showers/baths ... could this be OCD?

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Hello all,

My dd, age 17, is dx with anxiety and sensory processing disorder. In the past

month or so, I have noticed that she has been taking like 3 showers or baths a

day. She does not have an official OCD dx but has shown evidence of little

bouts over the years ( " just rightness " type, some intrusive thoughts, symmetry,

etc.) she has never seemed to have the contamination issues ... her room is a

mess, in fact But this worries me. Because of her sensory issues, she has

used baths to self soothe over the years ... like a nice soak, you know? But

this seems excessive.

She has always had lateness and tardiness to school issues (some sensory

processing, executive function weakness) but it has gotten chronic in the last

couple of weeks, coinciding with this bath/shower thing. Adding it to the

morning routine seems to throw the lateness even worse. And of course the

lateness and missing school is increasing the anxiety level.

Just not sure what this is ... she had a bout of depression right before

Christmas, was trying to wean off of 100 mg Zoloft that she has been on for 3

years but began to have severe anxiety again so is back on.

She could be smoking in the shower, but I don't think so ... can't smell

anything, and sometimes its a bath, so that wouldn't dissipate smoke. Just

trying to figure this out!

Anyone have any thoughts on this? I appreciate it, thanks!

Tina