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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This was me when I was a kid. It was anxiety. I really wish someone had seen it as such and treated it. Please set up an appointment with a therapist who specializes in treating kids with anxiety. There are ways to treat it - and they are exactly the opposite of what your instincts are leading you to do. [b](Reassuring only makes the anxiety worse.[/b])[/quote] +1. Parents calling/texting during the day, etc. only lets the kid know that there must be something "real" to worry about. It just validates the excessive fears and helps maintain them. A behavioral therapist that specializes in anxiety will help the child (and parents) by giving them tools to manage the anxiety.[/quote]
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