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[quote=Anonymous]OP, based on your posts, your DD has enormous anxiety.  Things like freaked out about the school that you want her to attend. My DS with severe anxiety does the same thing.  I haven't read the whole thing, but nothing helps.  You can't apply regular thinking to a person with anxiety.  I don't know about wilderness therapy, but my DS would never go anywhere where there are new people and new situations,  He would shut down.  He too "escaped" once. They put pressure on themselves.  Most of the time, he wants to just stay in his room. I haven't really found the right medication, but SSRIs do help a ton, they also make him lose any inhibition. If you haven't tried SSRI, please give it a chance with your DD.  They do help.  It took me a long time to understand my son't anxiety, probably because it is not rational, but therapy without medication won't help. Majority of stories I've heard about people with anxiety left untreated is that they turn to drugs and alcohol for help, as soon as they have that option.[/quote]

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