http://www.lifeworksaz.com/counselors-blog/2008/08/anxiety-and-ocd-obsessive-compulsive_5773/ Arizona Counselors Blog Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:50:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.lifeworksaz.com/counselors-blog/2008/08/anxiety-and-ocd-obsessive-compulsive_5773/comment-page-1/#comment-84 Elizabeth Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:07:00 +0000 http://www.lifeworksaz.com/counselors-blog-new/?p=756#comment-84 As a parent of a 9yr old boy who suffers from anxiety and obsessive thoughts, i have to wonder if early intervention can offset his need for medication in the future. As an adult who suffered from anxiety and obsessive thoughts as a child, I have to wonder if my life today would be different had the disorder been addressed early on. From an educational perspective, repetition essentially makes memory paths. I would imagine that addressing this unproductive thought process early on could make a positive change in the pattern of thinking; at the very least put the breaks on any progression of negative thoughts and fears. I look forward to my son's positive journey. As a parent of a 9yr old boy who suffers from anxiety and obsessive thoughts, i have to wonder if early intervention can offset his need for medication in the future. As an adult who suffered from anxiety and obsessive thoughts as a child, I have to wonder if my life today would be different had the disorder been addressed early on. From an educational perspective, repetition essentially makes memory paths. I would imagine that addressing this unproductive thought process early on could make a positive change in the pattern of thinking; at the very least put the breaks on any progression of negative thoughts and fears. I look forward to my son’s positive journey.

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