Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 2 Location: South africa
Teenage Daughter with obsessive compulsive anxiety disorder Posted: 07-03-07 14:29pm
My daughter of 17, is currently on Luvox
as she was diagnosed with anxiety and
slight obsessive compulsive disorder. I
know a lot of what worries me is also
pretty much normal teenage times. Her
moods swing terribly, She is either up or
down. When confronted (and I have tried
many different ways of doing this) she
reacts with hurling insults to whoever is
confronting her. What she says can be
incredibly hurtful. Her next appointment
with her psychiatrist in end of July and I
intend to try and speak to her privately.
Can anyone offer any help to me !!!!!
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futurelovers
Experienced User , Rather EHEALTHy
Joined: 10 Feb 2007 Posts: 101
Posted: 07-04-07 01:16am
Use a scare tactic... make it known to her
that being nasty to you and others will
only make it so that she will have to do
things on her own since that moment.
Also, I don't think you've explained to
her well what anxiety really is. If a
person is acting really negatively to it,
then that person thinks that anxiety is
the worst thing on this planet. You need
to convince to her that anxiety is nothing
more than just a necessary emotion that is
needed for us to survive - without it, we
wouldn't be able to make it.
Also, start introducing her to stress
management and relaxation techniques. She
just needs to calm down. Once she calms
down, she will be better.
Good luck!
Last edited by futurelovers on 07-04-07 03:48am; edited 1 time in total
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concerned mom
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 03 Jul 2007 Posts: 2 Location: South africa
Teenage Problem Posted: 07-04-07 03:15am
Thankyou for replying to me. Unfortunately
she is refusing any help as she says she
doesn't need it. This was after a major
fight though, so I will raise the issue
again when things have calmed down. She is
also doing her matric, and this is making
her anxious. She is an "A" student and
sometimes puts a little too much pressure
on herself. after our argument, which I
tried to start as a discussion, I told her
that she is basically on her own and needs
to take responsibility for what she says.
Deep down I know that she doesn't mean
everything she says but bottom line is she
has to learn to think before she says
something mean. Thank you so much for your
kind help !!!
