Obsession-

"the domination of one's thoughts or feelings by a persistent idea, image, desire, etc."

I believe Jonah has Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. If anyone has ever dealt with this, you know what we are experiencing. It literally takes over your life. I'm tired of people saying, "There isn't anything wrong with him, "He is fine", "He's a normal three year old". Yes, he is a normal three year old, with obsessive tendencies. No, I'm not a doctor, but I'm his mama. People who don't live with him 24/7, don't know. Recently, it has become increasingly more apparent.

For a while, Jonah would obsess with opening & closing doors. It usually happened at other people's houses. During the summer last year, we would go to my sister's a lot and that is where he would mostly do it.

Now, it is fans. He watches them, turns them off & on, off & on. As I type this, he is freaking out about wanting to go in the kitchen & watch & play with the ceiling fan. A few weeks ago, we were over at my friend, JoAnna's, house. I had to physically move him from the fan so we could leave. He was in hysterics. And when I say that, I mean it. We had to go to my mom's house after we left JoAnna's. He immediately went to the fan in her kitchen & then to a box fan in a spare bedroom. He became upset if my mom or anyone asked him to leave it alone. My mom worries about him putting his fingers in it.

We were at my mom's for the Super Bowl & for 4 hours straight...with the exception of maybe 10 minutes, he stood at the fan (turning it off & on, watching it) & would say, "You see my fan? You see my fan? Look at my fan" over & over. We go to restaurants & he doesn't eat anything. He watches the fans & tries to get out from the table to go over to the fans.

This is effecting our lives. I'm tired. I don't know what to do for my little boy. Do you give in to this obsession & let him play from morning until night with a fan? He would. It is so frustrating from a parent's view. You feel helpless. You grow tired of the screaming & crying over the obsession. You worry because you don't know how to help your baby.

The kids go for a well baby check-up in March & at that appointment, I am going to get a referral to a Pediatric Specialist who specializes in OCD & those types of thing. Having people who support you, helps tremendously. It's not me being a crazy parent. It's me, truly worrying about my child & having my mama instinct that something isn't right. If anyone who reads my blog has dealt with this, please feel free to leave me a comment.