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RE: I can't imagine...

in OCD4 years ago

That loss would be a nightmare for me. I like seeing things whether reading or looking at things, I really like the imagination part of what I see or read. I don't know how to help with that loss, your writing is a good way to slowly heal it, perhaps enlist Smallsteps aid. Children are some of the most imaginative creatures the world has ever known, I know it is getting close to the cold weather season, but maybe a few afternoons looking at clouds with her and asking her what she sees in the clouds then you try to picture it also.

I think of everything you have talked about, this loss is by far the scariest.

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I like seeing things whether reading or looking at things, I really like the imagination part of what I see or read

Me too. I have actually mentioned it here before a long time ago - it is one of my strongest skills and I lean on my visual skills very heavily for everything I do. It freaks me out to have to face that I might not be able to - at least to the extent I was.

but maybe a few afternoons looking at clouds with her and asking her what she sees in the clouds then you try to picture it also.

It is funny. We have never done this. I don't know why.
We do engage imagination a lot, which makes her a little weirder than many other kids - but she doesn't seem to mind most of the time :)

I think of everything you have talked about, this loss is by far the scariest.

I completely agree. It feels like I have lost my soul.