Revered Members of the Community,
a 16 year old relative, very intelligent, very clever, very confident, has in the last 4 months developed symptoms of some kind of obsessive compulsive disorder.
Symptoms are things like:
. if he has to leave the house at 07:20 to go to school and it becomes 07:21 before he leaves then he will not leave as he says he is too late
. putting clothes on and twenty minutes later saying they are dirty and putting them in the washing machine
. saying that food is possessed and refusing to eat it
. etc
Reading and advice from doctor's has suggested it is caused by a hormone which is released at this age (he's 16) and it has been suggested that he does not have enough of the hormone.
Does anyone know anything about this kind of condition, and where to seek private treatment for it ?
It is such a shame to see such an intelligent, talented young person (makes me feel old saying that, but it's true) missing out on his true potential because of this condition which has come from nowhere.
I put the question here because we have a massive range of people with a massive range of experiences and maybe somebody can give a hint on where to seek private help/treatment to find the cause and cure for this young man.
Please treat this question with the respect it deserves, this is not a joke and deadly serious. This means, for the hard of hearing, if you ain't got a clue keep your trap shut.
Thanks all,
Milan.
a 16 year old relative, very intelligent, very clever, very confident, has in the last 4 months developed symptoms of some kind of obsessive compulsive disorder.
Symptoms are things like:
. if he has to leave the house at 07:20 to go to school and it becomes 07:21 before he leaves then he will not leave as he says he is too late
. putting clothes on and twenty minutes later saying they are dirty and putting them in the washing machine
. saying that food is possessed and refusing to eat it
. etc
Reading and advice from doctor's has suggested it is caused by a hormone which is released at this age (he's 16) and it has been suggested that he does not have enough of the hormone.
Does anyone know anything about this kind of condition, and where to seek private treatment for it ?
It is such a shame to see such an intelligent, talented young person (makes me feel old saying that, but it's true) missing out on his true potential because of this condition which has come from nowhere.
I put the question here because we have a massive range of people with a massive range of experiences and maybe somebody can give a hint on where to seek private help/treatment to find the cause and cure for this young man.
Please treat this question with the respect it deserves, this is not a joke and deadly serious. This means, for the hard of hearing, if you ain't got a clue keep your trap shut.
Thanks all,
Milan.
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