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You are NOT alone. |
While OCD treatment can seem challenging, I learned that nothing in life is certain. Rather, I found that the only certainty is that...I will continue to give up every ounce of the life I care about if I continue to indulge my OCD. Each day, I choose to take the leap by choosing the things I value most in my life over the certainty I desperately sought for so long. It is literally worth risking everything I am afraid of coming true...for a chance at the life I want. You are worth this risk...the life you want is worth the risk...and you can do it! Trust the treatment, live into the discomfort, and have faith in the journey. |
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My son was DX with severe OCD when he was 8 (along with severe Tourette's at age 6). My husband and I worried non-stop about what his future would look like with such debilitating conditions. I'm happy (and proud) to say that Jake is now 23 and is doing very well. He still struggles with some OCD behaviors (mostly social and intrusive worry thoughts) but he's finally happy. He's got a girlfriend who loves him and appreciates him for who he is, and he's enrolled in university studying Physics. I wrote a book called He's Not Broken: A Mother's Journey to Acceptance that chronicles Jake's diagnoses and our journey together. It begs the question what if your special needs child turns out to be the special child you didn't know you needed. I felt very alone after his diagnoses and needed a tribe for support - those who understood our challenges. Having not had that I wrote a book about how I was feeling and coping hoping that it would be useful for others who feel alone. Bottom line is hang in there. Things do get better - the conditions may not go away but these kids are strong and they have a place in this world that no one else can fill. |
Things will get better! 
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