Advice please?
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My god, it sounds like me. I am dead serious when I say that you need to ask your daughter:
A) Has anyone inappropriatly treated/touched you?
B) Have you viewed/witnessed anything that distrubed your lately?
C) Do you have any other rituals besides these?
The first question (A) would mean she is afraid of an attacker. Either she has been hands on mistreated or someone has made a comment that scared her into the idea that someone is going to. The behavior could be due to this.
The second question (B) would mean she has visually seen something that freaked her. She could have seen a friend or loved or even a stranger be hurt physically or sexually. She could have seen a scary movie and cannot get the images out of her head.
The last question (C) would determine if she is OCD. If she is she will have other things or fears that she acts on in rituals.
I am OCD and spent a great deal of time checking my room due to a movie a teacher showed on serial killers that scared me half to death. The OCD was NOT a by-product of that, but became apparrent then.
Ask her these things and then go from there. If it is truly serious, therapy is an option. She may just react differently to things or was really mistreated.
Good Luck and God Bless.
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Has anyone abused her in anyway that u dont know about? Maybe they hid some where or waited in her room. Or she could be paranoid or something like that.
Maybe, but you really need to consult her Pediatrician if you are concerned, or her guidance councilor at school.
Is this the only time she shows this kind of behavior. It might just make her feel safe if she's scared of the dark or something.
I think that as long as it doesn't impair her in her everyday life, then something as simple as her convincing herself that she is safe, then I don't see that as a problem. More women need to be aware of who is around them on a daily basis, but I know you are talking about hin your own home.
with all the crazy things going on in the news all the time, she cannot help but feel concerned. I think she is pretty smart, I would not worry about her
Doubt it's OCD. Just might not be secure in her surroundings, or feels she isn't. Ask her why she does it. I'm 32 and I can't hang any limb off the bed while I'm sleeping. Although I KNOW there is nothing under the bed, some part of me is scared to death that if I leave something hanging off it's going to get removed. Too many scary movies maybe, could even be fairy tales my mom told me when I was a kid about trolls. Ask her though, she might have a valid reason for why she does it.
Sounds like maybe she has an imaginary friend. Or maybe looking for a monster or maybe just even bugs.Talk to her, make sure things are ok in "her" life.
Let her know that you care and will always be there for her.
Yes it could - I have something very similar that is OCD. Take her to a doctor - at least you're being understanding, you just need to understand how bad it is (OCs are very good at hiding it), and you must make sure you do what you can to make sure it doesn't get any worse. OCD can spiral out of control without treatment.
Look at: www.stuckinadoorway.co.uk , also look up the Obsessive Compulsive foundation, and http://panicdisorder.about.com . This should give you some idea of what you might be dealing with. Good luck!
Talk to Her. You are the mother right?
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