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[quote=Anonymous]My DD had stomach pains in middle school and it was frustrating because I couldn’t tell if they were “real” or stress related. It was stress. She was having a tough time socially at school. Her school counselor at school and the nurse both decided it have her sit out her anxiety in the nurse’s office then she’d go back to class.  I don’t know if your son has an in school counselor? It also sounds like he doesn’t feel comfortable with the nurse. DD started seeing a counselor outside of school once a week and I think that person really helped her deal with her anxiety issues. It did take a while in part because my DD was not addressing stress head on (hence the stomach and head aches) and so it took a while for the counselor to figure out what the cause of the anxiety was. DD went to high school and did very well socially. She asked me why I didn’t move her out of that middle school earlier. I don’t know if that would have helped her anxiety or not but in hindsight I wish I had. 
Try to find out what is going on at school. Your son may not be able to verbalize it (DD never did tell me exactly what was happening) but other parents or siblings might.[/quote]

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