How did you get socially anxious dc to pursue an interest in a group setting?
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Anonymous
DD has social anxiety - not severe, but enough to hold her back from doing many things that would enrich her life both in terms of deepening a hobby/skill and it keeps her from signing up for activities in these areas of interest where she might meet kids with common interests. We suspect the peer rejection is due to the needy and anxious vibe - and/or maybe she has also been trying to be friends with kids woth whine she doesn’t have enough in common. But the bottom line is, it’s affecting her self esteem and is a viscous cycle. 
She really needs to find a peer group outside of school because she’s experiencing peer rejection aling woh verbal and relational bullying.We have just started SSRI in hopes that it can tamp down the overall anxiety to the point that she will be willing to sign up for classes like art and other hobbies. If your child overcame this, how did you get there? When and how do you know your child is ready and when do you give them a nudge? |
Anonymous
| Medication really helped my DC. (And therapy, but not until we also had a good dose of meds.) |
Anonymous
How long did it take and did your DC also experience peer rejection? What kind of therapy worked? |
Anonymous
| What age, OP? |
Anonymous
12 |
Anonymous
| ^^but it’s not something that started with adolescence |
Anonymous
With medication, I would say it took a month or two for DC to be in a comfortable enough place. I don't believe there was any peer rejection before that - but extreme social anxiety - almost to the point of selective mutism. Therapy was CBT. |
Anonymous
| Wasn’t medication an SSRI? Which one if yes. Thank you! |
Anonymous
Yes - Prozac. |