She erased and draw repeatedly for like 10 times, then we say OK go wash your hand, go out for dinner. She refused and keep drawing. Nick say "if u are not leaving, u stay at home!" She started crying and it gets on our nerve.
We threaten to leave the house without her and she started to scream hysterically. I asked her what she wants and she says she wanted to draw! So I told her, "U go and draw now, I will sit here and you can draw till tomorrow morning!".
I told her she already lost control of herself and she need to stop. But she couldn't. Till one point she pee on the floor.... Then we got no choice but to bring her to the toilet to wash her up. After the shower, she is calmed.
Its not the first time she gets into this hysterical mode. I always thought its very normal for kids... it happen when she watch a you tube clip repeatedly too. When she was younger, Nick brought her to see the care bear show. Then Nick recorded the show on the hand phone. From 1pm, they watch the live one... then after the live show, she watched the recorded clip till 3pm when they picked me up at harbourfront (I went batam with my ex col). The minute I got on the car I realized something is not right! She seemed to lost her mind... I stop her from watching after I knew that she had repeatedly watched like dozen of times. She scream and cry but I took the phone away. After breaking the cycle... she calm down.
We knew she cannot do something or watch something repeatedly and I thought all kids are like this, till last Sat I think something is not very normal.I was researching online and notice that its the anxiety in kids that caused them to behave in this manner.
I always thought she is anal because she is a Virgo... it seems like more to this... But I think her condition is quite mild... We just have to keep reminding her that its OK that things don't work out the way they wanted....
The funny thing is when we talked about it on Sunday. She says she forget about it already... I wonder how true.... But nonetheless now that we know what caused it... we just have to ensure that she don't fall into the repeated cycle.
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Most kids with OCD realize that they really don't have to repeat the behaviors over and over again, but the anxiety can be so great that they feel that repetition is "required" to neutralize the uncomfortable feeling. And often the behavior does decrease the anxiety. She is trying hard to manage her anxiety and big feelings, using rigid “rules” to reassure herself.
Evidence is strong that OCD tends to run in families. Many people with OCD have one or more family members who also have it or other anxiety disorders influenced by the brain's serotonin levels
It's important to understand that the obsessive-compulsive behavior is not something that a child can stop by trying harder. OCD is a disorder, just like any physical disorder such as diabetes or asthma, and is not something kids can control or have caused themselves.
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