Guest guest Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Can very distorted thinking be a part of OCD? All of a sudden, my child sees herself as fat and ugly and she is neither. Not sure if this would be OCD, or does she have something else going on? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 I don't know much about it, but have heard others in here talk about BDD - Body dysmorphic disorder. I'm wondering if you could be dealing with that too. I believe it can be part of the anxiety realm. Just a thought. BJ > > Can very distorted thinking be a part of OCD? All of a sudden, my child sees herself as fat and ugly and she is neither. Not sure if this would be OCD, or does she have something else going on? > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 Is anxiety and BDD apart of OCD? A little confusing for me. :0) > I don't know much about it, but have heard others in here talk about BDD - Body dysmorphic disorder. I'm wondering if you could be dealing with that too. I believe it can be part of the anxiety realm. Just a thought. > > BJ > > > > > > Can very distorted thinking be a part of OCD? All of a sudden, my child sees herself as fat and ugly and she is neither. Not sure if this would be OCD, or does she have something else going on? > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 It's not only the way she sees herself. It's that she thinks everyone is mean and saying mean things all of the time. She does get, that she has done something wrong. It's always the other person. > Body dysmorphic disorder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 15, 2010 Report Share Posted May 15, 2010 I don't know a lot about BDD, but I'm thinking I read somewhere that it subsists among anxiety disorders. Seems I read that anorexia can also be related to anxiety. Not saying that BDD is what your daughter is experiencing, but just suggesting it might be something to discuss with her therapist, as a possibility, since you said she has a distorted, upsetting view of her physical body. There are many different anxiety disorders, and it's not uncommon for people to suffer from more than one. OCD is just one anxiety disorder. But, there is also GAD (generalized anxiety disorder), panic disorder, social anxiety disorder, PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), agoraphobia, and individual phobias that all fall under the category of anxiety. That's just the ones I can think of off of the top of my head. Our son suffers from OCD, GAD, and also has one phobia that we know of. He's even experienced panic attacks when his OCD and GAD were out of control. So, the anxiety disorders can coexist. If you can sort out which is causing which problem, you can figure out the right way to treat each symptom correctly, to try to get it under control. Then to confuse you more (lol- sorry - still confusing to me too), hoarding is OCD, but we were told it treated differently than obsession/compulsion part of OCD that responds to ERP. Our son has always been unwilling to work on his hoarding, but fortunately it is not as out of control as it is for some, so we cope with it. I hope that helps, and I didn't make it even more confusing. It can be complicated. BJ > > > > > > Can very distorted thinking be a part of OCD? All of a sudden, my child sees herself as fat and ugly and she is neither. Not sure if this would be OCD, or does she have something else going on? > > > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 It could be that if others are saying things, that this is triggering her being so down on herself, the way she sees herself. But also if she had BDD, this could be part of it. With BDD, she would be stuck on what she sees as " defects " in her physical form (too fat, bad nose, lips too..., hair too...), plus feeling others judgemental. I'd keep an eye on it, see if it's something she goes on about daily or a lot. > > It's not only the way she sees herself. It's that she thinks everyone is mean and saying mean things all of the time. She does get, that she has done something wrong. It's always the other person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 16, 2010 Report Share Posted May 16, 2010 Kids with anxiety often have very low self esteem. Many can't cope with facing anxiety so they blame issues on other people. I would get her to a therapist fast! Before this take a strong hold on her thinking. You can in the mean time ask her to tell you some positive things about herself. If she says I am fat. Let that go. Don't reassure. Wait a few minutes and ask her to tell you something she is proud about. She may say she can't think of anything. Encourage her. Help her think of things. And if you have some resources tell her you will give her small rewards for doing so. Pam > > > Body dysmorphic disorder. > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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