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Two weeks ago it was Borderline (BPD), now I'm thinking Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)...
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<blockquote data-quote="Josie" data-source="post: 404961" data-attributes="member: 1792"><p>My daughter has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), mostly the Obsession part.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes, she will get stuck on something that could realistically happen. She will keep asking if I think it is going to happen, how likely is it to happen, etc. She just can't stop thinking about it until she gets unstuck.</p><p></p><p>When we were doing CBT with a therapist for her, he said that people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) have a hard time with uncertainty. They need to learn to live without letting anxiety over what could happen take over their lives.</p><p></p><p>I don't think I have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). However, my daughter is very sick and some might say I obsess over that. It is true my life has gotten very small because it revolves around a sick child who needs my care. I don't think it is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) for me because for the most part, I don't think about how her life could turn out. I don't have anxiety over it, but I do have concern, if that makes sense. I think any parent with a child with a disabling mystery illness would spend time trying to figure it out and now that we have a doctor that I mostly trust, I don't feel the need to research it. So, even though it looks like I am "obsessed", it doesn't feel to me like a true Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) obsession.</p><p></p><p>So, I think the degree of anxiety over it and time spent spinning about possible scenarios might make the difference between an obsession and a normal response to a problem. Too much time spent thinking about what might happen which could cause this, then this, so this might happen, to me, would be a problem.</p><p></p><p>Are your compulsions to deal with the anxiety a reasonable response?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Josie, post: 404961, member: 1792"] My daughter has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), mostly the Obsession part. Sometimes, she will get stuck on something that could realistically happen. She will keep asking if I think it is going to happen, how likely is it to happen, etc. She just can't stop thinking about it until she gets unstuck. When we were doing CBT with a therapist for her, he said that people with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) have a hard time with uncertainty. They need to learn to live without letting anxiety over what could happen take over their lives. I don't think I have Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD). However, my daughter is very sick and some might say I obsess over that. It is true my life has gotten very small because it revolves around a sick child who needs my care. I don't think it is Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) for me because for the most part, I don't think about how her life could turn out. I don't have anxiety over it, but I do have concern, if that makes sense. I think any parent with a child with a disabling mystery illness would spend time trying to figure it out and now that we have a doctor that I mostly trust, I don't feel the need to research it. So, even though it looks like I am "obsessed", it doesn't feel to me like a true Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) obsession. So, I think the degree of anxiety over it and time spent spinning about possible scenarios might make the difference between an obsession and a normal response to a problem. Too much time spent thinking about what might happen which could cause this, then this, so this might happen, to me, would be a problem. Are your compulsions to deal with the anxiety a reasonable response? [/QUOTE]
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