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MATILDE: JAIME, please put a shirt on the bus isn't going to keep waiting.
Just hold on a moment!
Hello. Yes, he's trying to change clothes.
He keeps taking them on and off.
I bought more shirts and still nothing. - I can't keep going on, I have to go to work. Bye.
Sweetheart, why can't you just wear one shirt?
I can't, the necklines are all bent.
Voices: Why do I keep doing this?
"These shirts don't fit me" "They fit me!"
"Just put one on!" "Please shut up!"
... please.
Jaime, you can't keep doing this...
Let's get you ready and I'll take you to school, okay?
Honey, you have to stop this...
"They don't fit me" "I can't wear any of them."
There's something wrong with all of them!
They're fine and stop spitting, you'll become dehydrated. JAIME: I can't stop!
Let go of me!
"Eternal Thought"
- The doctor will see you now.
DOCTOR: Come in.
Jaime, it's been so long. How have you been?
I've been worse, so I can't really complain.
You have to keep you chin up. - Your mom told me you start college next week!
Yeah, but I don't know what to expect. If I'm going to be bumping into bad people I'd prefer staying at home again.
People always meet someone they wish they could avoid.
They might not want to understand other people's situations, but that's part of life.
- I know.
When that happens think about all the progress you've made.
I know I've gotten better, but I still have my setbacks. The rituals aren't completely gone.
That really starts getting to me.
Of course you've gotten better! Back then I could barely talk to you.
You'd ignore me or complain about your clothes. You'd spit constantly and didn't want to progress.
- He's barely going to school because of these situations.
He says his mind won't stay quiet when something's not right.
He's developed anger issues and anxiety attacks but later becomes quiet.
He used to play with friends but now he stays locked up in his room.
He has to double check that everything is turned off.
He can't eat unless his food is prepared a certain way. He takes a shirt off to try another and ends up locked in his room.
Things have gotten way out of hand and I don't know what to do...
I understand. These are reasons why he was misdiagnosed in the past.
Your son has qualities of someone diagnosed with A.D.D.
His drastic emotional changes might falsely lead to a Bipolar Disorder diagnosis.
Your son has a condition called Obsessive Compulsive Disorder.
The disorder relates to anxiety issues and may feature perfectionist traits.
These are known as compulsions. He has to do things a certain way otherwise he can't stop thinking about them.
This can turn even the simplest of tasks into dreadful ones.
So spitting is a something that he always thinks about?
He'll start double checking that the doors are closed...
Precisely. Spitting is a mechanism to relieve some anxiety. If he doesn't, doubts enter his mind.
Spitting represents a repetitive task that when done, causes a temporary relief.
- I don't look to be perfect, no one is...
What bothers me is I still get terrible mental blocks when reading or studying.
It'll sometimes take me an hour to understand a single page because I have to analyze every word.
Then I ponder that I don't have any friends. What if I don't find a job?
What if I don't like what I'm going to study? Maybe I...
- You're going back into your cycle. Remember to take things one step at a time.
Your studies? You have a mental condition and you have rights!
Once you're in college, go seek the people in charge of Reasonable Accommodations...
...they have to help you finding alternatives to help you with your O.C.D.
But what if they don't want to help me?
It's their duty to help you. Jaime, you may not see it but you've made great progress.
A lot of people would like to be in your shoes.
In my shoes? The other day I drove back home because I thought I left the T.V. on.
I was sure I shut it off, but I still had to go check.
I grew up around people that thought the things I did were stupid...
... that I would keep spitting because I was abnormal. To them, the things I did were just crazy!
Jaime, they just don't understand that those "crazy things" aren't so crazy for you!
It's ignorance and it's sadly not something you can control in those situations.
But think about this: What was the reason for your hospitalization?
- Why do you keep spitting? Quit it already!
"Why is he always bugging me?" "He never leaves me alone"
"I can't take it anymore!"
TEACHER: Jaime, what's going on? What's the matter with you?
VOICES: "This shirt doesn't fit me well" "Why do you keep talking to yourself?"
"No one's ever going to accept you" "I can't deal with this anymore"
- NO!
Jaime, what's wrong with you? Why did you do that?
- That is why we had to start medicating you.
It wasn't to become dependent of the medication, you were playing with your life.
... and we draw his beard like this...
Do you like it? - Yeah
Mom, can I go get some water? - Yeah, go ahead.
... it's the best thing for the family, which is why I scheduled the evaluation...
... there's a child standing behind you, so watch what you say...
... It's the best thing for the family...
Jaime, my love, please come over here
Honey, it's very important you listen to what I say...
I love you with all my heart and I only want the best for you. - Mom, who is he?
He's a doctor and he's going to help you. This is the best thing for you right now.
I love you. - Mom! Tell him to let me go!
Let me go! I don't want to stay here!
Please, I don't want to be here!
I still remember that as if it were yesterday.
I knew I was in bad shape, but the thoughts wouldn't stop. - That's a common symptom of your condition.
What matters is that your family began to seek help.
Anyone could get better help than what I got at first...
One Doctor said I had A.D.D. Another said I was mentally challenged. This is why I wanted to throw myself from a car...
They all changed the story.
If that happened to me how many others are going through that right now?
... doctors that look to only medicate their patients. I knew I had my moments where there was no other choice...
In your case, you had the benefit that your family didn't limit themselves and looked for help.
You said your had your drawbacks. Everyone has them, mental condition or not.
That's why I told you a lot of people would like to be in your shoes right now.
You slowly learn to deal with those situations. That's where your friends and family come in, as well as me to help you.
Thank you, Enrique. I know it won't be easy be it because of my condition or a hectic schedule...
... but not matter the case I'll do my best and move forward.
That's what I wanted to hear! Jaime, start your studies and everything will turn out fine.
It was great seeing you, Jaime! (faded)
- "I'm a child and I have a mental condition."
"That doesn't mean my life just stops, it means I have to fight a little harder to keep on going."
"Sometimes I win, others I may lose, but I'll always move forward."
- "A person with a mental condition has to fight their whole life."
"For some that sounds like a negative thing. For me though? That means that I learn to appreciate the little things that happen in life a bit more."