Sun = OCD??? Hum.
Ok... I just had to post about Sun today. In case this is your first time checking out Da Hiatus, Sunshine in my almost 4 (in 3 weeks) year old son. He is quite the character. A very loving little boy. There is just this one thing...
He is a Perfectionist.
Sun gives a new meaning to "color in between the lines". If everything isn't done to his liking, he totally freaks out. I mean TOTALLY. If he gets a drop of water on his shirt... "Mommmy! Put it in the dryer!". I am seriously talking about lengthy tantrum(ish) fits. Everything has to be in a certain order. When he plays with his cars, he lines them up. He will ask me to play with him, but if I get the cars out of (his) order... OMG! He totally freaks. If anyone looks at him the wrong way, he starts crying and runs to me, "Mommy! They aren't suppose to look at me! I don't want them to."
Is something wrong with this picture?
So, one day at work, during a "fit" one of my staff members kid, "OMG! Total OCD". I thought to myself, "Maybe he could slightly have OCD". I have not talked to professionals and I probably won't until I am positive he has it, but it does seems as though he may have a taste of it.
What is OCD?
According to Wikipedia...
Obsessive compulsive disorder is is a psychiatric disorder; more specifically, it is an anxiety disorder. OCD is manifested in a variety of forms, but it is most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and related compulsions (tasks or rituals) which attempt to neutralize the obsessions.
They say that perfectionism does not equal OCD. Perfectionism has to be accompanied by obsessions or compulsions alone, or obsessions and compulsions, according to the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria.
Typical Obsessions and Compulsions:
Obsessions are defined by:
1. Recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and inappropriate and that cause marked anxiety or distress.
2. The thoughts, impulses, or images are not simply excessive worries about real-life problems.
3. The person attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, impulses, or images, or to neutralize them with some other thought or action.
4. The person recognizes that the obsessional thoughts, impulses, or images are a product of his or her own mind, and are not based in reality.
Compulsions are defined by:
1. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that the person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession, or according to rules that must be applied rigidly.
2. The behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing distress or preventing some dreaded event or situation; however, these behaviors or mental acts either are not connected in a realistic way with what they are designed to neutralize or prevent or are clearly excessive.
3. In addition to these criteria, at some point during the course of the disorder, the sufferer must realize that his/her obsessions or compulsions are unreasonable or excessive. Moreover, the obsessions or compulsions must be time consuming (taking up more than one hour per day), cause distress, or cause impairment in social, occupational, or school functioning (Quick Reference from DSM-IV-TR, 2000). OCD often causes feelings similar to that of depression.
(Thanks to www.wikipedia.com for the info listed above.)
So... that was the official definition of OCD. Not sure if Sun has it, or will develop it over time, but he is really too obsessive and compulsive to be 3 (almost 4) years old. We will let him live life and see what happens.
The End.
~Coulditbe?DoesSunhaveOCD?~
He is a Perfectionist.
Sun gives a new meaning to "color in between the lines". If everything isn't done to his liking, he totally freaks out. I mean TOTALLY. If he gets a drop of water on his shirt... "Mommmy! Put it in the dryer!". I am seriously talking about lengthy tantrum(ish) fits. Everything has to be in a certain order. When he plays with his cars, he lines them up. He will ask me to play with him, but if I get the cars out of (his) order... OMG! He totally freaks. If anyone looks at him the wrong way, he starts crying and runs to me, "Mommy! They aren't suppose to look at me! I don't want them to."
Is something wrong with this picture?
So, one day at work, during a "fit" one of my staff members kid, "OMG! Total OCD". I thought to myself, "Maybe he could slightly have OCD". I have not talked to professionals and I probably won't until I am positive he has it, but it does seems as though he may have a taste of it.
What is OCD?
According to Wikipedia...
Obsessive compulsive disorder is is a psychiatric disorder; more specifically, it is an anxiety disorder. OCD is manifested in a variety of forms, but it is most commonly characterized by a subject's obsessive, distressing, intrusive thoughts and related compulsions (tasks or rituals) which attempt to neutralize the obsessions.
They say that perfectionism does not equal OCD. Perfectionism has to be accompanied by obsessions or compulsions alone, or obsessions and compulsions, according to the DSM-IV-TR diagnostic criteria.
Typical Obsessions and Compulsions:
Obsessions are defined by:
1. Recurrent and persistent thoughts, impulses, or images that are experienced at some time during the disturbance, as intrusive and inappropriate and that cause marked anxiety or distress.
2. The thoughts, impulses, or images are not simply excessive worries about real-life problems.
3. The person attempts to ignore or suppress such thoughts, impulses, or images, or to neutralize them with some other thought or action.
4. The person recognizes that the obsessional thoughts, impulses, or images are a product of his or her own mind, and are not based in reality.
Compulsions are defined by:
1. Repetitive behaviors or mental acts that the person feels driven to perform in response to an obsession, or according to rules that must be applied rigidly.
2. The behaviors or mental acts are aimed at preventing or reducing distress or preventing some dreaded event or situation; however, these behaviors or mental acts either are not connected in a realistic way with what they are designed to neutralize or prevent or are clearly excessive.
3. In addition to these criteria, at some point during the course of the disorder, the sufferer must realize that his/her obsessions or compulsions are unreasonable or excessive. Moreover, the obsessions or compulsions must be time consuming (taking up more than one hour per day), cause distress, or cause impairment in social, occupational, or school functioning (Quick Reference from DSM-IV-TR, 2000). OCD often causes feelings similar to that of depression.
(Thanks to www.wikipedia.com for the info listed above.)
So... that was the official definition of OCD. Not sure if Sun has it, or will develop it over time, but he is really too obsessive and compulsive to be 3 (almost 4) years old. We will let him live life and see what happens.
The End.
~Coulditbe?DoesSunhaveOCD?~
posted by CRay at 3:08:00 PM
3 Comments:
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He sounds like I did when I was that age. I didn't mind people playing with me and my action figures, but they had to play the way I thought it should be played. And you see I turned out just fine.... I mean in terms of OCD. I'm no MONK by far, but I have my vices, and I am still a HUGE perfectionist. Though Sun does sound a bit more obsessive than I was, I'm sure he will be just fine.
Interesting to know.
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