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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My DD16 doesn't like being home alone so we never leave her alone but she also does not like going outside alone because of a weird kidnapping fear, so if your DD is fine with it then it's completely okay.[/quote]

Your kid needs therapy, stat. [/quote]

It's something we have been trying to get her to do. But she physically refuses to go.[/quote]

Therapy via Zoom. [/quote]

She refuses both types. We have tried taking away all types of privileges but nothing helped. We've told her she'll always be living in fear if she doesn't participate but she says she does not care and thinks its normal. We can't physically force her to do anything.[/quote]

Perhaps not, but you can and should refuse to be held hostage by her untreated anxiety. She is 16 and perfectly capable of being alone, and indulging her anxiety tacitly suggests that you also think she can't handle it. You are making her anxiety worse, not better.[/quote]

It looks like her daughter does not want help, so what should be the solution for a teen like that?[/quote]

I realize this is not Op…but if this 16 yr old was my kid, I’d start making some evening plans and just go.  She’ll learn no one is coming to kidnap her and nothing bad has happened.  She’ll get adjusted. [/quote]
Plus 1, except I would start with baby steps and work my way up - I’d probably trying a laymen’s version of exposure therapy, or go to therapy myself to get tips. It is such a disservice to your kid to let this go on if you have any tools left, use them.[/quote]

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