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Germaphobe son driving us over the edge
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<blockquote data-quote="AtTheEndOfMyWits" data-source="post: 759570" data-attributes="member: 26513"><p>Thank you! Now that I have read up even more on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) I feel convinced that we are wasting our time with these therapists. Here, for instance, is what the Mayo Clinic website lists as typical Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms</p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Fear of contamination or dirt</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Doubting and having difficulty tolerating uncertainty</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Needing things orderly and symmetrical</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Aggressive or horrific thoughts about losing control and harming yourself or other</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Unwanted thoughts, including aggression, or sexual or religious subjects</li> </ul><p></p><p>My son demonstrates or has demonstrated the first three symptoms in pretty much textbook fashion. While the fourth may not apply I find his refusal to undergo a "sexual awakening" - he is now going on 14 - a bit strange. I broach the subject with him from time to time but he brushes it away with expressions of disgust.</p><p></p><p>Just how delving into family history and traumatic events in his past are going to help I fail to see. About the only thing the two people we are seeing at the moment have done is to "show up" my wife for being stressed and over-sensitive which, though it may be true, has resulted in us talking about extreme measures such as separation.</p><p></p><p>I balk at the idea of a 13 year old taking anti-depressants and SSRI medication but accept that ultimately that may be the only route. I am going to explore Copabanana's suggestion first.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="AtTheEndOfMyWits, post: 759570, member: 26513"] Thank you! Now that I have read up even more on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) I feel convinced that we are wasting our time with these therapists. Here, for instance, is what the Mayo Clinic website lists as typical Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) symptoms [LIST] [*]Fear of contamination or dirt [*]Doubting and having difficulty tolerating uncertainty [*]Needing things orderly and symmetrical [*]Aggressive or horrific thoughts about losing control and harming yourself or other [*]Unwanted thoughts, including aggression, or sexual or religious subjects [/LIST] My son demonstrates or has demonstrated the first three symptoms in pretty much textbook fashion. While the fourth may not apply I find his refusal to undergo a "sexual awakening" - he is now going on 14 - a bit strange. I broach the subject with him from time to time but he brushes it away with expressions of disgust. Just how delving into family history and traumatic events in his past are going to help I fail to see. About the only thing the two people we are seeing at the moment have done is to "show up" my wife for being stressed and over-sensitive which, though it may be true, has resulted in us talking about extreme measures such as separation. I balk at the idea of a 13 year old taking anti-depressants and SSRI medication but accept that ultimately that may be the only route. I am going to explore Copabanana's suggestion first. [/QUOTE]
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