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<blockquote data-quote="Josie" data-source="post: 151000" data-attributes="member: 1792"><p>My daughter has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and we have tried CBT with her. It is important to find the right therapist to do it. The second one we used did the exercises with her in his office. I think that is important.</p><p></p><p>We ended up trying the SSRI's with my daughter because it seemed she was unable to do the exercises without them. The SSRI's did help her but ended up with too many side effects for her to continue them.</p><p></p><p>We are not working on her Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) right now because it turns out she has Lyme Disease and is too sick to deal with it right now. We think her Lyme caused her Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the hope is that when she is better from that, her Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) will be more manageable, if not gone.</p><p></p><p>The basic idea with CBT for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is to expose them to their triggers and prevent them from acting out. One of my daughters thoughts was about zombies. She was afraid to go anywhere in the house by herself because she kept thinking about them. She knew they weren't real but was still scared. We looked at pictures of zombies to desensitize her to them. Now she is over that. We did this even without the SSRI's.</p><p></p><p>From what I've read, dealing with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a life long job. It is not uncommon to get rid of one compulsion and have another one pop up. I think it is also possible that if they allow it to take over, it can get worse. So I think it is important to know how to fight back. That's just based on what I've read, not personal experience.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Josie, post: 151000, member: 1792"] My daughter has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and we have tried CBT with her. It is important to find the right therapist to do it. The second one we used did the exercises with her in his office. I think that is important. We ended up trying the SSRI's with my daughter because it seemed she was unable to do the exercises without them. The SSRI's did help her but ended up with too many side effects for her to continue them. We are not working on her Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) right now because it turns out she has Lyme Disease and is too sick to deal with it right now. We think her Lyme caused her Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and the hope is that when she is better from that, her Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) will be more manageable, if not gone. The basic idea with CBT for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is to expose them to their triggers and prevent them from acting out. One of my daughters thoughts was about zombies. She was afraid to go anywhere in the house by herself because she kept thinking about them. She knew they weren't real but was still scared. We looked at pictures of zombies to desensitize her to them. Now she is over that. We did this even without the SSRI's. From what I've read, dealing with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) is a life long job. It is not uncommon to get rid of one compulsion and have another one pop up. I think it is also possible that if they allow it to take over, it can get worse. So I think it is important to know how to fight back. That's just based on what I've read, not personal experience. [/QUOTE]
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