Reply to Extreme fear of dogs

Forum Index » Elementary School-Aged Kids

Reply to "Extreme fear of dogs"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think therapy may be in order. I don’t suggest therapy lightly, but this fear of dogs is impacting her quality of life, limiting activities and causing stress to other family members. Untreated anxiety is a terrible thing. Your dd doesn’t ever need to like dogs or spend time in close proximity to them, but she does need to be able to walk down her own street without experiencing fight-or-flight level panic.[/quote]

I agree with this and I don't understand why someone called it a "stupid take" without any explanation of why it's stupid, or what they'd propose instead.

My grandma would actually become catatonic with fear if she saw, or even heard, a dog or a cat. My mom didn't want to perpetuate this, so she'd hang onto the stroller for dear life and force herself to walk past animals. At first, she'd have to cross the street, but eventually she'd walk right by them, and she let me get a kitten when I was 6. I am in awe of her strength.

One can't expect a young child to be able to deal with such anxiety all by themselves. I'd get therapy for her.[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics