I'm really worried about my DS and wondered if anyone had been through anything similar. He has always been very sensitive, thinks a lot about things, does well at school, is v articulate etc...and has always been a bit of a 'worrier' with the odd period where he has felt the need to repeat little routines to reassure himself - (sequence of movements, checking hands are clean etc...)
However it's recently started to get worse (his grandad died a few months ago and we were living away from home while our extension was being built - so a lot to deal with) and the last few days have been awful. It's got to the point where he is now having intrusive thoughts pretty much every couple of minutes - he worries that someone has got into the house, that someone might kill me or his dad while he is out of the room, that a soft toy might turn into a man with a gun, that we might not be safe in the car, in the house etc...etc.... He keeps asking me for reassurance which of course I give. It doesn't help though and knowing a bit about OCD personally (I struggle with it sometimes but manage it well), I completely understand! He is fed up of worrying and is very upset.
So, our GP is referring us to CAMHS in Hampshire (for CBT) and has said there is probably a two month wait. I honestly don't feel we can afford to wait that long...we are exhausted with worry for him
Does anyone live near the Berkshire/Hampshire border and can recommend anyone private that my son could see? We are in between Reading and Farnham/Guildford.
Also, if anyone has any tips on how to support a child with these issues then it be would reassuring to hear from you. We've tried lots of things like a worry box etc... but it's almost got too bad for that now.
Thanks in advance
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Advice please- 6 year old DS with awful anxiety/OCD type symptoms
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Devonlass1972 · 17/02/2014 22:09
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