Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children by John Smith

Author:John Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Obsessive Compulsive Disorders in Children, symptoms of obsessive compulsive disorder in children, obsessive compulsive disorder in children symptoms
Publisher: John Smith
Published: 2019-10-22T00:00:00+00:00

WHILE THERE IS NO CURE FOR OCD, there is effective treatment. The best treatment plan for OCD is cognitive behavioral therapy, hereafter referred to as CBT. CBT is a tried and true method of training people to think in a healthier way. It shows patients how to redirect harmful thoughts into helpful ones. Find a child therapist who specializes in the CBT approach.

Since OCD is a direct result of obsessive thinking, CBT can retrain individuals to stop following lines of obsessions and instead focus on other things. They can learn to address their “bad thoughts” with behavior other than compulsions, such as going for a run, taking a deep breath and counting to five, or even attempting meditation and yoga for calm and increased focus.

Some of the goals of CBT include teaching your child to:

Reschedule worrying. If he starts to have an obsessive thinking loop at school, for instance, he can learn to put that off until he gets home so that he can deal with the subsequent emotions in a safe space.

Determine if a fear is rational or not. He can discard irrational fears in favor of more positive thoughts.

Redirect violent or deviant thoughts into something else—such as art or physical activity.

Think of the positive in a negative thought loop. For instance, he might think, “I will be punished if I do not put that book right where it belongs.” Then he realizes that he is having a negative thought so he can replace it with, “I want to put that book back but nothing bad will happen if I do not.”

Learn to think of himself in a positive way so that he is not full of self-loathing. It will teach him to talk to himself in a friendly, kind way instead of putting himself down. This is called positive self-talk.

Write down his OCD thoughts until they lose power. This trick can help him overcome his worst fears.

Record his worst thoughts or images on a voice recorder and play it back until he feels better. This can help him realize how far away and unreal his fears are.

CBT begins with a qualified therapist, but it can and should carry over to the home. When you see your child engaging in a thought loop or becoming upset, you can redirect him to a new activity or remind him to take a deep breath and use one of his new coping skills. The therapist he sees should send you home with homework so that you can understand where he is in therapy and how you can apply his new skills to real life circumstances.

Medications may be prescribed along with your therapy. But you should use caution. The following chapter touches more on that subject.

A support group or group therapy may be a great way for your child to meet others with his condition, and for you to find other parents grappling with your situation. Group therapy can teach coping skills in a social environment through games, play, and discussion. Family therapy

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