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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]You must be a troll.  "Performance anxiety" isn't in the DSM.  Good luck finding a child psychiatrist who's taking new patients or one that's willing to loose his/her license for prescribing drugs in this situation.

Part of competing is being able to compete.  Maybe he should try a different sport or just play recreationally.  This is a life lesson that we don't always get what we want.  If you're not a troll, then you can practice meditation and relaxation techniques with your kid.[/quote]

No but perfectionism is and it absolutely affects kids.  Elite musicians, Navy fighter pilots and anyone else who knows better [b]takes beta blockers[/b] for this kind of situation.  I am also someone whose nerves absolutely get the best of me in peak performance moments like this and it is real, hormonal, biological moment.  You don't know what you are talking about.[/quote]

They do and this is called drug abuse.

No one is saying that performance anxiety isn't real, but it is completely unrealistic to think that your kid can just pop a pill to compete in baseball or anything else.  If a child has generalized anxiety, it's something that is chronic and needs to be treated on an ongoing basis though CBT and/or medication.  There are no quick fixes or short cuts.  That's why many of us are horrified that the OP is looking for this specifically and also without having an actual diagnosis.

OP, I think you could benefit from listening to an interview with a professional baseball pitcher:
http://www.npr.org/2017/04/24/525369133/for-baseballs-rick-ankiel-losing-his-pitching-ability-led-to-an-unusual-comeback[/quote]

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