Is it normal that my parents never got me help as a child?

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As a child there was clearly something wrong with me. I am very intelligent and pretty and now I'm fine but as a kid it was so obvious that I needed help. I definetly had OCD... For sure. I would have to touch things a certain amount of times, step on certain things etc... all the time!!! My OCD was obvious and very severe. Also I was very very worried all the time and was like a hypochondriac. I would cry for days seriously convinced I was dying or I had some disease like cancer etc. I also got kicked out of karate class (for good) cause I had too much energy... Isn't that supposed to be an outlet for a child's energy? Which makes me think I might have had add or something. I'm not complaining about these things but I want to know if this behavior as a child is normal? I also want to know if it is normal that my parents did nothing about it? (for the vote answer if it is normal that my parents didn't get me help)

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  • NotSoLaky
    12 years ago | pl

    Im not an expert or anything and im not saying ur story is fake. But dpsnt someone have OCD for life?

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    • shawtiegirl
      12 years ago | pl

      not necessarily. think of it like an allergy. some have it when they are young and grow out of it. some have it their whole life. and some develop it down the road when they are older.

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  • Faceless
    12 years ago | pl

    I say nay, but there could be varying factors as to why your parents did not get you counseling. Did they not notice because they were away most of the time? You may be over exaggerating, or they noticed and just had faith you would end up growing out of it(which you did). Things of that sort.

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  • [Old Memory]
    12 years ago | pl

    it is normal for some parents

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  • drugsrbadmkay
    10 years ago | pl

    Parents are not perfect and their is a ton of ignorance in this country when it comes to mental health. Your parents probably didn't realize there was a problem, didn't recognized how serious it was, and/or didn't know what kind of help to get you. Sorry but it happened to me too, but I got help as an adult and you should too.

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  • howaminotmyself
    12 years ago | pl

    Considering how overused these terms are and how quick doctors are to numb a child's brain so they don't do anything "inconvenient." I don't blame your parents for letting you just be a kid. Kids do weird things, that is half the fun of being a kid.

    You are fine now without the aid of doctors pushing pills down your throat. What is your complaint?

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  • MercedesBenz
    12 years ago | pl

    Your parents may not have been able to afford to get you help at the time. Or possibly they did not have awareness of the possible mental ailments. It could also be that they simply thought you would grow out of it. No one knows for sure except for your parents.

    If you were raised in the 1980's or prior I think it would be common that nothing was done. It was not until the 1990's that so much emphasis was put on mental disorders and parents began to truly coddle and almost overreact to every personality blip that some did not find 'normal'.

    Some people did not send their children to the doctor until it was a physical problem with obvious need for medical attention. And there's nothing wrong with that. Overutilization of medical care is just as bad of a problem as underutilization.

    You're still breathing and stated you are a fairly normal adult now, so I would not dwell too much on it. Your experience, I am sure, is not too far off of the blackboard.

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