Hello I to have severe OCD,I was always a VERY clean child and my Mom always bragged about it.I always had to have things a certain way ect ect...Anyway my life wasn'y exactly easy I was always worried and stressed over everything.I knew I had problems and so did my family but it wasn't until I was in my mid-twenties that I was diagnosed.I did well with therapy and had bad bouts of it from time to time but there were a lot of normal times inbetween.Anyway once I started a family it came back pretty hard,bfore it was managable you know my cans in the cabinet a certain way,my house PERFECT my clothes and my hair just right but once the kids came it was pretty hard for me.Kids are busy and make messes and they can care less about your problem :-) I went back to see a Doctor and am now doing monthly sesions.OCD is managable you just have to find out what triggers the sever outbreaks.Then you find something to get your mind off of it.For instance my kids would make meses and when I started to lose it because I just couldn't keep up quick enough on the cleaning I would loe it.Cry,scream,yell,anyway I was shown techniques scream in a pillow,slam my hands on the wooden floor.All this released the tension that was building up in me because I had no control over the situation.This is a BIG thing with someone who has OCD having control.Research it,read stories of people so many kinds of OCDs.Your daughter will be fine and she has amazing parents.Once she finds techniques that work and learn to manage the OCD she will be fine.Managing is the big thing and until your little girl understands this...well it will be hard for everyone around her.Keep in mind she might think she is fine and sees nothing wrong with what she is doing,it is you that has the problem.Trut me I thought the same thing,matter-of-fact I still think I am the normal one and everyone else is wierd because they don't do what I do.Good luck! |