teenage daughter with anxiety/ ocd
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teenage daughter with anxiety/ ocd
| Sat, 11-11-2006 - 10:09am |
My teenage daughter has recently been diagnosed with anxiety/ocd. We have some really tough times ahead of us I know, and I need support/ideas. She is very attached to me and between puberty, teenage attitude, etc., I was just wondering if there is another mom out there going thru the same thing. Thanks.

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Hello! Nice to see you;) There are some of us on the board who have children with problems. I can't think of any off hand that have a child with anxiety. Though our co-cl, Sheri Ann's son has OCD. In spite of your dd's age, some of the treatment would be the same as a adults, but not always. Please seek help in learning all you can about her disorder & follow the advice of experts. Feel free to read through our back posts to see what some of us experience. NAMI has meetings all over the country & currently are holding seminars with the latest info on all mental illnesses. They are a great support for families. Here's the link: http://www.nami.org/Template.cfm?Section=By_Illness&template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=22654
Here's some boards that may be able to help you:
Hi & welcome!
Sheri Ann
Hi,
I was recently diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety disorder, so I don't have a lot of treatment experience yet or ideas about OCD, but I just wanted to say that when I get really anxious, it comes out as irritability (like PMS only a lot worse!) It is like I feel such a terrible anxiety and feelings like lack of control and then guilt about acting snitty with my family; it comes out as sharp remarks, impatience, sometimes a deeply frustrated confusion or not able to make decisions. I don't know if your daughter is experiencing anything like that, but if so, just be patient and remember it is most likely part of her medical condition and not just teenage acting out.
I've tried to explain it to DH that occasionally I just feel so completely overwhelmed that it's like this tidal way of anxiety, negative associations and frustration that floods in and I just want peace and time to myself and not have to cope with anything and if I can't get that, I just end up taking swipes at innocent bystanders, so to speak.
This may not apply to your DD, but if it sounds familar, I hope this helps understand some of what she may be feeling.
My other thought was...can you just swap rooms with DD...she gets the familar one and you guys ease out to other room? That might make the break easier for her.
Hugs,
Dee
My 5 y.o. sleeps with me & dh sleeps on the sofa.
Sheri Ann
Sheri Ann
This is so good just talking to someone. Thanks.
I have a ds sixteen who was diagnosed with gad, actually sad. (social anxiety disorder)
We have been through h*ll and back, school system, court etc but now he is doing much better.
There are some great resources out there.
Just do what's best for your dd.
My ds is not on medication.
We did some cognitive behaviour therapy but bottom line this is very real for them.
Educated myself advocated for my ds and it is quite the uphill battle with the school system.
Finally after trying to get him home-schooled they did but he was in a program that was working for him but sometimes when you least expect it they decide it's now okay for him to stay at home. The program was great but then they changed it and unfortunately it's our kids that loose out.
Nami has been a great resource for me and coming here.
Feel free to contact me, I know how hard it is and how isolated and lonely it can be.
Most ppl do not understand and hopefully one day ppl will understand the impact this has on the entire family, and be more open-minded and less judgemental.
Hugs from one mom to another.
I'm glad she's okay with her room being upstairs.
Sheri Ann
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