ERP, CBT

[thenmama]

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Edited March 26, 2013 by thenmama

[browneyesmom]

Thank you... I may try some variations of this with DD11.

[VickyLH]

I love your suggestions! :-)

 

We too try to use wackiness to distract from the situation. I love some of your ideas. My ds11 will be starting his CBT next Tuesday, however we have read the book "What to do When Your Brain Gets Stuck - A Children's Guide to OCD" so he's aware of some of the CBT techniques that he will learn to use. He has a difficult time using some of them in those extreme moments - especially when on his own. He also has difficulty at bedtime (and changing in the morning). I'll find him sitting on his bed, basically shut down and stressed out. He seems to snap out of it quicker when we turn his issues into a silly song or something. My only worry is that he won't be able to do it by himself and will depend on me to be his "distraction".

[thenmama]

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Edited March 26, 2013 by thenmama