[elusive butterfly]

my son has the above diagnosis as well as ocd. It is extremly hard to deal with this situation.. Anyone else with similar problems?

elusive butterfly

[Michah]

Originally Posted by elusive butterfly

my son has the above diagnosis as well as ocd. It is extremly hard to deal with this situation.. Anyone else with similar problems?

elusive butterfly

Hi there, I was dx schizoeffective and BPD 15 years ago. Don't know much about OCD, only that it is pretty nasty. How old is your son?

Not much info on schizoeffective and generally, it does require psychiatric intervention. I had therapy for many years to learn coping skills and I have had many hospitalisations, but I had many factors involved with more than 1 dx. I also had periods of anti-psychotic medication which could possibly help with the OCD inadvertently. Medication also depends the age of your son.

You may not find many people with schizoeffective........I could be horribly wrong but I have never encountered another person with this disorder. But thats just my experience. Prove me wrong!!!!!

It is treatable and with the right help, your son can lead a content and happy life. Just a heads up, my obsession was algebra. So when I felt paranoid or scared, I did algebra. I guess indulge your son in a repetitive calming technique outside of the OCD traits that has a positive outcome for him.....even if it is a little wacky. I bet your son has an above average intelligence. Play on that.......but not with ideation.......that breeds paranoia. It has to play on the problem solving part of the brain.......not the creative, thinking part........does that make sense???

Not saying it will work for him as we are all different but it worked for me.....if you need to talk more, please feel free to pm me and we will try and nut it out.

Good luck and I'm glad that your son has you for a mum

[elusive butterfly]

thank you so much for replying.. my son is now 39 yrs old.. he is a college grad with a superior iq.. he was married ( she divorced him when he got sick) he worked at some impressive jobs before his illness.
he is currently on meds and attends a p/t program- this whole thing is making me nuts lol

[Michah]

Originally Posted by elusive butterfly

thank you so much for replying.. my son is now 39 yrs old.. he is a college grad with a superior iq.. he was married ( she divorced him when he got sick) he worked at some impressive jobs before his illness.
he is currently on meds and attends a p/t program- this whole thing is making me nuts lol

He is a bit older than I thought, and some of what I said sounds abit infantile.....but the concept is the same. Would your son feel comfortable talking to me through you, online? Does he know about PC?

You will often feel nuttier than he does!! It is so hard for carers.....even harder sometimes than the person with the disorder. I also have borderline personality disorder and bipolar(can't remember if I mentioned that earlier) but it is all manageable now......took a while to get here but it does eventually work out......the fact that he is so intelligent will be his saviour and also his greatest nemesis.......big stuff! First hand experience, I guess....

Good luck, and I am happy to talk to him if you are both willing.......let me know how you go.......