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Witnessing a traumatic event has resulted in OCD behaviours in my son.
I read one of your letters/emails from a woman whose nephew washes his hands a lot. My son does this as well. It started after he and my husband were in a fatal car crash. My husband, my son and … Continue reading
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Tagged American Depression and Anxiety Association, Anxiety Disorders Association of Canada, family doctor, fatal car crash, Foa, Free from OCD, hand washing, Huebner, Lexapro, McGrath, medication, obsessive compulsive disorder, OCD, OCD Answer Book, pediatrician, Sisemore, Stop Obsessing, therapy, traumatic event, What to Do When Your Brain Gets Stuck, Wilson
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I think my son has a germ phobia but no one else agrees with me.
I think my son has a germ phobia, but he, his mother, his brother, and his sisters don’t agree with me. My son washes his hands about 20 times a day, he showers for over an hour. This is just … Continue reading
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Tagged exposure, family doctor, germ phobia, hand washing, medication, mental health, psychological therapies, referral, response prevention, treatment
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How can I help my daughter? She has attempted suicide twice in the last three years.
My daughter is 16 and has attempted suicide twice in the last three years by taking pills. Her biological father committed suicide when she was four months old and her brother was two. He had a mental illness and my … Continue reading
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Tagged confidence, counselling, danger, family doctor, genetic, medicine, mental illness, open mind, overdose, pills, psychiatry, relationship, strengths, suicide
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My girlfriend has a severe germ phobia. How can I help her?
I have a girlfriend that I really want to help, but don’t know how. She is afraid of everything that she thinks is dirty, even if it’s not. Not only that but she is also afraid of her own bed and she … Continue reading
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Tagged avoidance, dirt, dirty, escape, exposure, family doctor, germ phobia, hand washing, library, parents, phobia, psychologist
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My daughter is hyperactive and has anger issues, please help.
My daughter is nine years old, she has anger control problems and she cannot stop herself from yelling or beating me. She is also hyperactive and cannot sit still or concentrate on any homework. She has no patience to even … Continue reading
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Tagged anger, behaviour, concentration, family doctor, hitting, hyperactive, manage, parent training, patience, positive, relationship, school, Strongest Families, yelling
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My son talks to himself and says he hears voices.
My son was doing good then all of a sudden, he changed. A couple of years ago my son started walking around talking to himself. He fights with his brothers and claims to hear voices but he doesn’t want to get … Continue reading
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Tagged behaviour, early intervention, family doctor, fighting, mental health services, mental illness, police, prevention, psychiatrist, symptoms, voices
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How can I get my three-year-old to stop picking his nose?
How can I get my three-year-old to stop picking his nose? I don’t think you can. I would suggest you mention this to his/her family doctor to check his nose to see that there is nothing wrong. You can insist … Continue reading
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