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<blockquote data-quote="Josie" data-source="post: 82556" data-attributes="member: 1792"><p>It has been my experience with difficult child, easy child, and myself that the therapy doesn't work if the brain chemistry isn't right. difficult child and I don't even need the therapy now that it is right. easy child is still a work in progress as far as getting the right medication but she's willing to go to therapy but unable to do the work at home needed. Even her psychiatrist who is also her therapist thinks there is no point to doing the therapy until she is medically under control. She sounds similar to your difficult child with high anxiety, every injury is a crisis, etc. </p><p></p><p>My daughter has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and I think she gets kind of obsessed with every twinge. In her case, I have told her I'm sorry it hurts but I've also told her that I believe it hurts but that I think her Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)/anxiety is making her focus on it more than it needs and that most people would be able to move past it. I know your daughter isn't diagnosis'ed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), but it could be a similar thing.</p><p></p><p>How was your difficult child when she was on the medications? If she was better, I would offer some big incentive for taking the medications for 2 months and hope she felt better enough at the end to continue and that she was able to see what she needed to do to take care of herself. We shouldn't have to offer "bribes" for medication compliance but sometimes these kids make us do things we shouldn't have to do. I would just be concerned about a downward spiral that would be hard to overcome. Just my $.02.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Josie, post: 82556, member: 1792"] It has been my experience with difficult child, easy child, and myself that the therapy doesn't work if the brain chemistry isn't right. difficult child and I don't even need the therapy now that it is right. easy child is still a work in progress as far as getting the right medication but she's willing to go to therapy but unable to do the work at home needed. Even her psychiatrist who is also her therapist thinks there is no point to doing the therapy until she is medically under control. She sounds similar to your difficult child with high anxiety, every injury is a crisis, etc. My daughter has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and I think she gets kind of obsessed with every twinge. In her case, I have told her I'm sorry it hurts but I've also told her that I believe it hurts but that I think her Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)/anxiety is making her focus on it more than it needs and that most people would be able to move past it. I know your daughter isn't diagnosis'ed with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), but it could be a similar thing. How was your difficult child when she was on the medications? If she was better, I would offer some big incentive for taking the medications for 2 months and hope she felt better enough at the end to continue and that she was able to see what she needed to do to take care of herself. We shouldn't have to offer "bribes" for medication compliance but sometimes these kids make us do things we shouldn't have to do. I would just be concerned about a downward spiral that would be hard to overcome. Just my $.02. [/QUOTE]
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