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What would your reaction be to a thirteen year old girl with severe OCD (and a possible ASD) who was in an awful state, up all night checking and cleaning etc. They were only recently diagnosed and did not have much knowledge or understanding of the disorder, and they were not yet on medication. Their psychiatrist and CPN advised parents to stop assisting with compulsions, not gradually but cold turkey. They reacted violently and aggressively, kicking their Mum and threatening to smash her face in. They were in too much of a state to remember doing so.

Would you blame the teenager? And does that make them an abuser?

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In other words you're asking for reassurance that you're not a bad person. You've also been ruminating on the past.

Two compulsions.

You're not going to find answers by looking backwards. What matters is who you are today and who you choose to become in the future. 

The way to deal with your guilt is to let it go and stop seeking other people's opinions on what you did. 

 

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8 minutes ago, Lost_in_a_Dark_Maze said:

because it is thrown back at me in arguments

Why are you giving your time to folk (even if they be family) who repeatedly bring up something that occurred when you were a 13 year old? Sounds like they're the ones who need to take a long look at themselves, not you.

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