OCD Kids Sacramento
A support group for kids with OCD
A support group for kids with OCD
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Welcome to the website of OCD Kids Sacramento!
OCD Kids Sacramento is a free support group for kids 18 and under and their families living in and around Sacramento. The goal of this support group is to instill hope among those battling OCD and to provide support to one another by sharing our experiences of the past and present. The group is assisted by Susan Haverty, a therapist specializing in the treatment of OCD.
I am a high school student who first showed symptoms of OCD around the age of 8. At this time, my compulsions did not have a significant effect on my well being, and my OCD went unnoticed until I was 11, when my parents recognized my irregular behavior as charactersitic of a child with OCD. They contacted numerous psychiatrists and health professionals in search of an expert in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Soon after, I began working with a therapist, using CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) to battle my fears, and a year later I was ready to continue fighting OCD on my own. At the present, I am a happy and motivated student who has overcome her fears.
Looking back on my experiences, I've realized how difficult it was for my parents to find a knowledgeable OCD therapist and how much it would have helped to have been able to talk to the families of other individuals with this disorder. The period of time when I was first diagnosed was, as I'm sure it has been for many others, a period of fear and uncertainty. We were unsure as to whether there was much hope for the future. This is why I have started this support group, to guide young individuals newly diagnosed or currently battling OCD, and assure them that there is hope for their battles against OCD.
While most would view having OCD as nothing but a burden, I genuinely believe that it has the potential of being transformed into an asset. Fighting OCD is the hardest thing that I have every done and probably the hardest thing that I will ever do, but my success has proven to me the power of the human mind and will over all else.
Nikita Desai
Founder
OCD Kids Sacramento
I am a high school student who first showed symptoms of OCD around the age of 8. At this time, my compulsions did not have a significant effect on my well being, and my OCD went unnoticed until I was 11, when my parents recognized my irregular behavior as charactersitic of a child with OCD. They contacted numerous psychiatrists and health professionals in search of an expert in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Soon after, I began working with a therapist, using CBT (Cognitive Behavioral Therapy) and ERP (Exposure and Response Prevention) to battle my fears, and a year later I was ready to continue fighting OCD on my own. At the present, I am a happy and motivated student who has overcome her fears.
Looking back on my experiences, I've realized how difficult it was for my parents to find a knowledgeable OCD therapist and how much it would have helped to have been able to talk to the families of other individuals with this disorder. The period of time when I was first diagnosed was, as I'm sure it has been for many others, a period of fear and uncertainty. We were unsure as to whether there was much hope for the future. This is why I have started this support group, to guide young individuals newly diagnosed or currently battling OCD, and assure them that there is hope for their battles against OCD.
While most would view having OCD as nothing but a burden, I genuinely believe that it has the potential of being transformed into an asset. Fighting OCD is the hardest thing that I have every done and probably the hardest thing that I will ever do, but my success has proven to me the power of the human mind and will over all else.
Nikita Desai
Founder
OCD Kids Sacramento
If you or someone you know with OCD might be interested in joining this support group, contact us at ocdkids.com@domainsbyproxy.com for more information.
Join Team OCD Kids Sacramento as we walk to fight social stigma and raise money for mental illness treatment and research at the NAMI Sacramento Walk on April 24, 2010! Click here to visit our team web page!
