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My daughter is having counselling through CAMHS for OCD which at present and the Situation we are all is ha left her housebound, unable to go to areas in the house, touch things, allow myself or my husband to go near her/ hug her, the OCD literally rules our house and if I were to not accomodate in some way some of the time the outbursts and anxiety and me being horrible etc etc and panic would come every 20 mins!! The lady from

CAMHS has said that treatment with EDMR has been very effective for others in my daughters situation along with cbt .

I just wondered if anyone else had received this treatment via CAMHS / NHS mental health for children and how it went .

Many thanks

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Sallyskins5 years ago

It could be worth a go. I don't have experience of it myself, but it might work for your daughter. Has she been prescribed medication? Antidepressants aren't always considered suitable for children and teenagers, although they are occasionally prescribed for them in cases of OCD.

Having OCD is so disruptive, not just for the person who has it, but for the whole family. This could be a useful back up to the CBT.

I'm sorry I can't be more helpful, but I should be interested to know how your daughter gets on with it.

Bunchy180• in reply toSallyskins5 years ago

Can I ask if your ocd is mental

Contamination from certain triggers ?

I know I need to stop

With the reassurance but it is so hard when she says your nose just touched that door And it hasn’t so I say no , I’m not reassuring- I’m just telling the truth , it hasn’t - should I really be saying yes . Or she says dad leant ove rmy chair - well even if he did it shouldn’t matter, she refers to

Ocd as sep

From her but so says it’s her though that’s suffers the anxiety not the ocd!!!!!!

Sallyskins• in reply toBunchy1805 years ago

For me it is a matter of redoing things if I feel I haven't done them 'right'. I didn't have a contamination problem until several years ago and found myself 'washing off' supposed contamination from thoughts.

It's difficult, the reassurance thing. Therapists officially say that you mustn't reassure but in practice it can be very difficult. Keep on with just telling the truth, that your nose didn't touch that door and so forth. But try not to reassure more than you can help. There are chapters in many self help books for families, friends and carers. The OCD Workbook has a chapter called 'OCD is a Family Affair' which has some helpful tips.

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