To the Girl I Could Not Help – Thank you.
One of my greatest joys is to help a child go from being frightened, overwhelmed, and hopeless, to feeling strong, confident and re-engaged with life.
One of my greatest joys is to help a child go from being frightened, overwhelmed, and hopeless, to feeling strong, confident and re-engaged with life.
I know I will have OCD for the rest of my life, but I also know it won’t control me.
We made up silly songs about her beating the OCD, and we made up dances to go along with the songs. I watched my sister face her fears.
This thing that was bothering her was more powerful than cleaning supplies, and more powerful than Mom and Dad’s love….I realized I needed to face my fears about raising a child with a mental disorder for my daughter to get help we all so desperately needed.
We also had to face our own fears as parents. We had to see that we had unknowingly enabled OCD to grow more powerful. We all had to learn what we were living with and how to battle it. Therapy taught us the tools to begin a healing process.
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