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[quote=Anonymous]I think many kids go through this.  I know I did and so did my DD.  My DD was younger and it just seemed to run it's course after a few miserable weeks.  I think there is a lot of anxiety that needs to be processed.  If this coninues to make you for more than a couple of weeks, I'd try to find a therapist to help.

The most helpful thing I can tell you is about a friend's child who she took to therapy for anxiety related to death after a cousin died.

She reported to me that the therapists approach was to let her DD explain exactly what she feared.  "I don't want to die."  You say, why, what do you think happens.  He tells you. . . and you say then what happens . . . and then what . .  and then what until you reach the end of his imagination.  Her DD ended with "we'll all be walking around like skeletons."  The therapist then responded, would that be so awful?

I hope this is helpful.  I don't think it cold make things worse--but you know your child better of course.  
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