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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 490609" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>I don't know any books, but I suffered from SEVERE anxiety all of my life. At one time I had what doctors say is close to childhood agoraphobia. So I was wondering if V has any phobias? </p><p></p><p>Anxiety in children AND adults is usually secondary to other disorders. In my case, I also suffered from severe depression. Depression/anxiety seem to go together like soup and sandwhich :/ But the anxiety shows more than the depression because the anxiety causes kids to act out when they are scared. I used to scream at school when I got scared and gained the label "mental" (kids are so mean). I had phobias ranging from fear of bandages to fear of bloody noses to fear of throwing up and/or fainting. These fears severely limited where I felt I could go or what I could do. </p><p></p><p>I don't know if cognitive therapy would work for a child, but that's one thing that helped me a lot as an adult, but I did need medication. Without it I would have panic attacks and was afraid to (and would not) leave the house. I'm not sure it's so different for kids, since I had it both as a kid and as an adult, but it manifests differently...sort of. Again, though, it is rarely the only thing going on. In your child's case, it actually sounds more like autistic fear, but you said it was ruled out...remember that doctors can be wrong. At any rate, anxiety for a child is NOT fun and for me it was not easy. If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer to the best of my memory!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 490609, member: 1550"] I don't know any books, but I suffered from SEVERE anxiety all of my life. At one time I had what doctors say is close to childhood agoraphobia. So I was wondering if V has any phobias? Anxiety in children AND adults is usually secondary to other disorders. In my case, I also suffered from severe depression. Depression/anxiety seem to go together like soup and sandwhich :/ But the anxiety shows more than the depression because the anxiety causes kids to act out when they are scared. I used to scream at school when I got scared and gained the label "mental" (kids are so mean). I had phobias ranging from fear of bandages to fear of bloody noses to fear of throwing up and/or fainting. These fears severely limited where I felt I could go or what I could do. I don't know if cognitive therapy would work for a child, but that's one thing that helped me a lot as an adult, but I did need medication. Without it I would have panic attacks and was afraid to (and would not) leave the house. I'm not sure it's so different for kids, since I had it both as a kid and as an adult, but it manifests differently...sort of. Again, though, it is rarely the only thing going on. In your child's case, it actually sounds more like autistic fear, but you said it was ruled out...remember that doctors can be wrong. At any rate, anxiety for a child is NOT fun and for me it was not easy. If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer to the best of my memory! [/QUOTE]
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