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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 292192" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>The anxiety was also very new for my difficult child when it hit. He was a very happy go lucky kid with not a worry in the world than BAM! It hit fast and strong. We were totally blind-sided which was the reason it went as deep as it did. We did not know about anxiety and it was not treated as fast as it should have been.</p><p> </p><p>Boredom is a big trigger for my difficult child. He was having the most boring summer imagineable for a kid and then a disasterous dental appointment sent him into a panic attack which started the huge heavy ball rolling. However, sounds like your difficult child is kept busy so if this is anxiety it is something else?</p><p> </p><p>He may be struggling with growing up thoughts of wanting to move out of your room to be independent but still not ready to? Maybe he is scared of what could happen if the cpap machine stops working? I am not familiar with the cpap but since this is something new for night and it changed his sleeping arrangements you may want to talk to him about his feelings and fears around the machine? This could be what is triggering his anxiety.</p><p> </p><p>My difficult child was 10 1/2 when this started. So, for our experience, anxeity doesn't need a history to appear. Triggers are different for each person and our difficult children may not really understand how triggers work so can not vocalize what they are. Sometimes they are afraid to let us know what scares them. They think that we will not be supportive and will tell them to put up with it, to get over it, ect. They don't see their peers with the same fears so think they are being childish if they bring it up. They have to learn how to tell us that they can not overcome something on their own and need help. </p><p> </p><p>I hope you are able to figure this out soon.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 292192, member: 5096"] The anxiety was also very new for my difficult child when it hit. He was a very happy go lucky kid with not a worry in the world than BAM! It hit fast and strong. We were totally blind-sided which was the reason it went as deep as it did. We did not know about anxiety and it was not treated as fast as it should have been. Boredom is a big trigger for my difficult child. He was having the most boring summer imagineable for a kid and then a disasterous dental appointment sent him into a panic attack which started the huge heavy ball rolling. However, sounds like your difficult child is kept busy so if this is anxiety it is something else? He may be struggling with growing up thoughts of wanting to move out of your room to be independent but still not ready to? Maybe he is scared of what could happen if the cpap machine stops working? I am not familiar with the cpap but since this is something new for night and it changed his sleeping arrangements you may want to talk to him about his feelings and fears around the machine? This could be what is triggering his anxiety. My difficult child was 10 1/2 when this started. So, for our experience, anxeity doesn't need a history to appear. Triggers are different for each person and our difficult children may not really understand how triggers work so can not vocalize what they are. Sometimes they are afraid to let us know what scares them. They think that we will not be supportive and will tell them to put up with it, to get over it, ect. They don't see their peers with the same fears so think they are being childish if they bring it up. They have to learn how to tell us that they can not overcome something on their own and need help. I hope you are able to figure this out soon. [/QUOTE]
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