Don’t Grow Up with OCD
Traci Foust, age 39, has lived with OCD for 30 years. She chronicles her struggle in her book ‘Nowhere Near Normal.’ In a recent interview she said “I wonder what life would be like if I was diagnosed earlier or if I got medication earlier.” Early diagnosis and treatment can help prevent OCD from becoming a chronic condition in adulthood.
Traci advises parents: The most important thing I can tell any parent that suspects anxiety issues is that for everything that you hear from your child there is something horrific that your child isn’t telling you because they’re embarrassed by it. Parents have to say: I feel there is more you want to me tell me, and when you’re ready, know that nothing is going to make me think you’re a bad person.
