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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Could it be something new is going on and she’s using the older bullying events as a proxy?[/quote] OP here. It’s definitely this. She’s feeling pandemic blues and is looking for something stressful (that probably gave her similar feelings at the time) to channel the sense of general malaise onto. Like I said, she’s not generally an anxious kid so this is new for all of us and really not something that seems out of hand (yet). I said bullying because today was the first time I actually called it that when we were talking. I think it was cliquey behavior and kids saying “you can’t play with us because you have/aren’t X (not wearing a dress, have short hair, aren’t girly enough).” Calling it bullying helped her sort of retroactively understand what was going on and think about it differently. Maybe it will help the ruminating? But then I really wonder if she’ll latch onto something else to attach her feelings to? Has anyone had this dredging up of ancient history and is it usually a sign of anxiety? What helps besides therapy and talking through the incident? Any specific tools or tips that you’ve found useful?[/quote]
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