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need help with my daughter thinking about sex

Hello, my daughter is 10 years old and she is obsessing about sex thoughts she  says she think about it all the time and she thinKS she is "weid" I try to yell her it is normal because she is discovering her body, she has been crying because she doesn't want to think about it but she says she can't stop.
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It could also be that she has a predisposition to OCD and at her age hormonal changes can be going on which can trigger thoughts.  She obviously has this thought stuck in her head and she has had enough of it and she doesn't have the tools in place to help herself.  Definitely see a child psychologist that is good with OCD and of course as the poster above said, teaches cognitive Behavioral Therapy.  It would also be good if you could sit in on the sessions so that you can learn how to better help your daughter.  Saying something like "just stop thinking about it" doesn't work because if we could stop believe me we would.  
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I would recommend she see a psychologist. Preferably one who practices CBT or ERP. OCD is a tricky beast to handle and can cause a lot of pain. Help her to not attach fear to these thoughts, but definitely take her to see a psychologist
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