napping

[peglem]

My daughter has been in a waning trend for about the last month. Still has her moments, but overall, seems to be getting better. This week, we've seen a bit more aggression than in the previous 2 weeks- but still better than before this current upward trend- so, I'm holding my breath, hoping we won't have any major declines. Yesterday and today, though, she has fallen asleep after school- in the middle of "drawing". She's still sleeping well at night... so is this just part of healing, or what?

[MomWithOCDSon]

My daughter has been in a waning trend for about the last month. Still has her moments, but overall, seems to be getting better. This week, we've seen a bit more aggression than in the previous 2 weeks- but still better than before this current upward trend- so, I'm holding my breath, hoping we won't have any major declines. Yesterday and today, though, she has fallen asleep after school- in the middle of "drawing". She's still sleeping well at night... so is this just part of healing, or what?

 

I would hope so!

 

My son has been sleeping much better as well . . . and volunteering to turn in early when, pre-abx, he'd angle to stay up as late as possible, and then he'd toss and turn for hours in his bed and still not be able to fall asleep. Lately, though, he goes to bed earlier, falls asleep faster, and wakes up on his own, even before we have to rouse him to get ready for school!

 

I know my son's healing, and it sounds as though your daughter is healing, too, so this easier, more restful sleep must be part of the process, don'tcha think?!

[peglem]

Well, I guess I'm so unfamiliar with her being calm that it just seems like something must be wrong! The only times I've seen this kind of calm, and I'm talking EVER, is when she's been sick with a fever...maybe twice in the last 10 years!

[MomWithOCDSon]

Well, I guess I'm so unfamiliar with her being calm that it just seems like something must be wrong! The only times I've seen this kind of calm, and I'm talking EVER, is when she's been sick with a fever...maybe twice in the last 10 years!

 

It takes some getting used to, doesn't it?

 

I remember shortly after we started the abx. My son was in the bathroom, washing up, getting ready for bed. We heard him make a noise, and both my husband and I responded almost instantaneously, shouting up to him, "What's wrong?" For months, he'd been battling contamination compulsions so badly that the bathroom was a "horror zone" for him, and we were accustomed to him shrieking, crying, sobbing, shouting at himself, etc. whenever he was in there. We thought we were facing that again.

 

Imagine our surprise . . . delighted surprise . . . when he actually CHUCKLED and answered, "Nothing! I'm fine! I just thought of something funny!" Then he laughed some more!

 

Until something tells me differently, I'm taking ALL of these new, calmer, easier going, cheerful behaviors as only good signs! We could all do with some good news and a positive energy feed!

[peglem]

Well, I guess I'm so unfamiliar with her being calm that it just seems like something must be wrong! The only times I've seen this kind of calm, and I'm talking EVER, is when she's been sick with a fever...maybe twice in the last 10 years!

 

It takes some getting used to, doesn't it?

 

I remember shortly after we started the abx. My son was in the bathroom, washing up, getting ready for bed. We heard him make a noise, and both my husband and I responded almost instantaneously, shouting up to him, "What's wrong?" For months, he'd been battling contamination compulsions so badly that the bathroom was a "horror zone" for him, and we were accustomed to him shrieking, crying, sobbing, shouting at himself, etc. whenever he was in there. We thought we were facing that again.

 

Imagine our surprise . . . delighted surprise . . . when he actually CHUCKLED and answered, "Nothing! I'm fine! I just thought of something funny!" Then he laughed some more!

 

Until something tells me differently, I'm taking ALL of these new, calmer, easier going, cheerful behaviors as only good signs! We could all do with some good news and a positive energy feed!

 

I never thought I'd be this weirded out over it. I mean its nice, but so different- like I'm not sure what to expect anymore. I wonder if it'll get even weirder after IVIG. Hope it lasts long enough for me to get used to it!