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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do we really have to qualify our concerns during this situation?  Okay, on a scale of one to ten, my concern for my high school athlete is a five.  She is susceptible to depression and has no one to work out or play with.  She is a devoted three sport athlete and has been obsessing about school since school closed (and she’s already a straight A student).  Sports are her way if coping with anxiety.

I’m worried about my kid.  Is that okay? [/quote]

It is OK for you to worry your kid.  My DS is also a straight A student and also a D1 Power-5 recruited athlete and he is heading to college this fall, maybe.  This is a difficult time for everyone.  However, [b]instead of complaining and obsessing over things your DD can not control, just make a best of the situation.  Have a set of routine and stick to it everyday, including weekends.  
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My DS uses this opportunity to workout and improve his game for 3 1/2 hours, seven days a week.  He is also using this time to improve his guitar, piano, singing and music writing skills 3 1/2 hours, seven days a week.  He has been playing music and taking vocal lessons very seriously since the age of five.  He didn't practice music as much as he would have liked after he turned 15 because of sport.  Because of the pandemic, he has the opportunity to reconnect with music and find out that he loves music just as much as he loves sport.

The pandemic will end eventually.  Use this time opportunity to improve your skills and up your game.[/quote]

18:16 again.  The bolded sentence tells me you don't understand depression.  It's so easy for you to say 'just' but it's not for someone struggling with depression to 'just' not think of it.  If it were 'just' so easy, people wouldn't suffer from depression nor have continuous, unwanted thoughts they can't get rid of.  The exercise/practice you describe only takes up 7 hours of a day.  There's a lot of left over time and time between practices that are tough to protect from negative thoughts - which is why DD is now on an SSRI.  How nice for you that you and your DS can 'just' focus on improving skills.   [/quote]

DP. She is arrogant and has no empathy or basic understanding of mental illness. Not worth listening to.[/quote]

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