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Do your kids fixate on morbid and sad things?
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<blockquote data-quote="Evanlee" data-source="post: 53729"><p>I hope this helps... Here is some example from my own experiences. </p><p></p><p>My son, 6 years old with ODD, PTSD and Anxiety Disorder:</p><p></p><p>An ODD Experience:</p><p>"The car is going to crash Mommy. It is going over the rail. It is going down, down the hill.." </p><p>Then he says "I am going to make the car crash" and has been purposely agressive and disruptive when I am driving to the point I have had to pull over on the side of the road. Pulling over on the side of the highway was really scary--but I think I am becoming numb to fear because his behavior just seems to escalate so much.</p><p></p><p>Sometimes my son seems to want to get a reaction and will say scary things to annoy or irritate others. I think too he likes the attention. </p><p>He will take his sister's Barbie dolls and pretend he is going to kill them or will wave them in the air where she can't reach so that his sister screams and cries. The smile on his face suggests he is enjoying himself.</p><p></p><p>He has a favorite stuffed toy and when mad, he tells his sister or me that the toy "hates you". I then put the toy on a point system with rewards, like my son is on. At first he threw a huge fit and resisted--but he does play that the toy is earning points and getting treats (I made paper food, the toy also gets time to play with friends--the other stuffed animals, and listen to music). </p><p> </p><p></p><p>A PTSD Experience:</p><p>The PTSD in my son will cause him to play out his fears and worries: He will play call 911 and Police are coming. He will build Lego houses with elaborate safety measures. He also plays "The Bad Guy is Coming" and practises hiding all over the house. He plays "car crash" because there was a traumatic memory in the car. </p><p></p><p>An Axiety Experience:</p><p>My son will think of really horrible things when he is scared or anxious. Some of what he says is related to past trauma and memories. But he also seems to think of the worst possible thing that could happen: getting old and having a heart attack (they actually made small kids watch the news in the hospital!, the bad guy breaking into our house, and "I'm so stupid".</p><p>I can tell he is anxious because he seems so hyper, he also is not able to talk about one thing--he is all over the place with his thoughts and words.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Evanlee, post: 53729"] I hope this helps... Here is some example from my own experiences. My son, 6 years old with ODD, PTSD and Anxiety Disorder: An ODD Experience: "The car is going to crash Mommy. It is going over the rail. It is going down, down the hill.." Then he says "I am going to make the car crash" and has been purposely agressive and disruptive when I am driving to the point I have had to pull over on the side of the road. Pulling over on the side of the highway was really scary--but I think I am becoming numb to fear because his behavior just seems to escalate so much. Sometimes my son seems to want to get a reaction and will say scary things to annoy or irritate others. I think too he likes the attention. He will take his sister's Barbie dolls and pretend he is going to kill them or will wave them in the air where she can't reach so that his sister screams and cries. The smile on his face suggests he is enjoying himself. He has a favorite stuffed toy and when mad, he tells his sister or me that the toy "hates you". I then put the toy on a point system with rewards, like my son is on. At first he threw a huge fit and resisted--but he does play that the toy is earning points and getting treats (I made paper food, the toy also gets time to play with friends--the other stuffed animals, and listen to music). A PTSD Experience: The PTSD in my son will cause him to play out his fears and worries: He will play call 911 and Police are coming. He will build Lego houses with elaborate safety measures. He also plays "The Bad Guy is Coming" and practises hiding all over the house. He plays "car crash" because there was a traumatic memory in the car. An Axiety Experience: My son will think of really horrible things when he is scared or anxious. Some of what he says is related to past trauma and memories. But he also seems to think of the worst possible thing that could happen: getting old and having a heart attack (they actually made small kids watch the news in the hospital!, the bad guy breaking into our house, and "I'm so stupid". I can tell he is anxious because he seems so hyper, he also is not able to talk about one thing--he is all over the place with his thoughts and words. [/QUOTE]
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