- Skype

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I absolutely ditto about wasting your time on someone who won't admit they don't

know how to do it. It's like waiting around months on a bad car mechanic - all

the talking in the world isn't going to replace your radiator. ERP is a

procedure and either they know how to do it or they don't. , can you share

who you found who does Skype therapy?????

Rhonda

Re: Son diagnosed with OCD. Not sure if diagnoses

is correct... I am

I would agree with Barb on everything she said. My son was dx at age 3 and try

explaining it to a 3 year old. Sobbing and wailing " I know you say it is safe,

but I feel like Im going to dieeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee! " Yes harder in a younger

person but the theory is the same. You can tel lher how much you love her and

you hate Mr WRong and you are going to help her get rid of him, because you love

her and hate what he is doing to her. But she needs to know that getting rid of

him hurts. You could use the analogy of a splinter in the finger or something

she might understand- it hurts to have it in, and it hurts to take it out but

when you are done it feels MUCH better. Also Know that anything " she " says to

you is not her talking. It is Mr Wrong saying all that stuff and you can feel

free to just ignore it emotionally even if you do try to set bounderies around

it at other times ( dont try to set bounderies during an exposure unless there

is physical danger to someone in which case the exposure is probably too hard or

you neeed meds or a med change to try).