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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did you ever think you are part of the reason your child is anxious?
You can't chill the eff out about this, but your kid should?
Is your kid in therapy and on meds?
If the answer is no, why not?
Why are you not seeking therapy too?[/quote]

Yes, of course I have.  I know most of the problem must be with me - I want to figure it out and do better.

I don't think my child's anxiety is serious enough to require meds or therapy.  I know therapy would help me, and I've had some in the past, but frankly it is expensive, and it is so hard to find a good one.  Perhaps I'm just procrastinating and making excuses.[/quote]
Thanks for replying. Understanding anxiety when you don't have it is very hard, maybe even impossible. Same way as you can't understand why does it bother you, a person with anxiety can't help it. The world is dangerous to them. She likely, truly, 100% cannot chill, at all. Not that she doesn't want to, the train of thought, doubt, is so strong that she can't help it at all. You snap, then she gets the proof of how dangerous the house, actions, words are. Hence she exhibits more fear and more anxious behaviors. It is a vicious cycle.
When my ds was even 5 (selective mutism) he was on a tiny dose of prozac, it did wonders for him. Dr. Eliza Shipon Bloom advocates that a tiny dose of it can help rewire the brain at a young age and hence eliminate anxiety in your kids.
Of course, I am not suggesting you do that, your kid is your and mine is mine, I am just telling you what worked for DS.[/quote]

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