Are there any other contaminated parent members here in England ?

[Guest guest]

See my post - " My son's OCD made him think I was contaminated - now my wife &

son have left me " - 87492

Can anybody advise or help me please.

I am looking to hear from other parents who have dealt with contamination where

their child could not touch anything they had touched or be near them.

My son's OCD has made my wife and son leave me. His OCD made him think I was

contaminated so he became anxious whenever he was near me....

[Guest guest]

I'm sorry, I don't have any connections in England. Have you reached out to any

OCD experts in your country who may know of similar support groups?

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> See my post - " My son's OCD made him think I was contaminated - now my wife &

son have left me " - 87492

>

> Can anybody advise or help me please.

>

> I am looking to hear from other parents who have dealt with contamination

where their child could not touch anything they had touched or be near them.

>

> My son's OCD has made my wife and son leave me. His OCD made him think I was

contaminated so he became anxious whenever he was near me....

>

[Guest guest]

Hi -

When my daughter first start to exhibit symptoms and was diagnosed shortly

afterwards with OCD she one day said she thought I was contaminated but wasn't

sure (I am her mom).  I sat her down and told her it was impossible.  That she

was made from me (as is your son) and that it was physically impossible for

parents to be contaminated.  She bought it and 6 years later I am still not

contaminated.  I know that OCD is not an illness of logic, but I was very firm

with her about it and it worked.

 

M

Subject: Re: Are there any other " contaminated parent " members

here in England ?

To:

Date: Sunday, July 11, 2010, 8:17 PM

 

I'm sorry, I don't have any connections in England. Have you reached out to any

OCD experts in your country who may know of similar support groups?

>

> See my post - " My son's OCD made him think I was contaminated - now my wife &

son have left me " - 87492

>

> Can anybody advise or help me please.

>

> I am looking to hear from other parents who have dealt with contamination

where their child could not touch anything they had touched or be near them.

>

> My son's OCD has made my wife and son leave me. His OCD made him think I was

contaminated so he became anxious whenever he was near me....

>

[Guest guest]

Is it possible your ex-wife has OCD too? How is it that

your ex-wife was so influenced by your son and so

uninformed about OCD and OCD treatments?

It may be a lot like a parent that drinks and let's

her child drink ....not a healthy lifestyle. If she

has more control over your son than you do I don't

know how you can change this dynamic around.

Is there anyway to gain custody of your son or more

visitation rights. If you see your son regularly

you can try to get him into cognitive therapy

for OCD with you present. If you can improve

your relationship with your son it may help

the family situation.

This is the path to family wellness. Even if your son is

too influenced by your ex-wife you will get some validation

and help from the therapist for your own well being.

You can let your son know you love him and you want to

help him. OCD doesn't like being bossed back, I would

give him something to think about such as you love

him and you want to be able to do some short small

activities that you both enjoy again. Start small

and short but don't give up. Even if he says no,

work with him reassure him you love him and just want to

take small steps (exposures) to reunite. I really

think this type of strategy can help even if you can't

get him to a therapist (if the suggestion makes him mad don't

bring up therapy yet).

Pam

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> See my post - " My son's OCD made him think I was contaminated - now my wife &

son have left me " - 87492

>

> Can anybody advise or help me please.

>

> I am looking to hear from other parents who have dealt with contamination

where their child could not touch anything they had touched or be near them.

>

> My son's OCD has made my wife and son leave me. His OCD made him think I was

contaminated so he became anxious whenever he was near me....

>