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<blockquote data-quote="BusynMember" data-source="post: 616708" data-attributes="member: 1550"><p>Anxiety is not fun.Anxiety/panic disorders can be debilitating. It is not your child's fault. I do know that sometimes my own mom got fed up with her child (me) refusing to go to events like honors day and, biggest of all, my graduation. At the time I feared my mother because she tried to get me to go places regarding school and I did go sometimes but was way too nervous to even remember the experiences. Think I spent my time trying not to pass out and biting my nails (nasty habit I had). I still have it.</p><p></p><p>Although parents may get irritated with kids who have severe anxiety disorder, they can't help it and telling them to "get a grip" only makes them more nervous. I should say, made ME feel worse. It didn't make anything better and I spent most of my school years trying to concentrate while being so scared at school that I couldn't. High school saw me cutting classes. </p><p></p><p>I think the best you can do is be calm in the morning and nurturing and understanding. Can your child come home for lunch? The school allowed me to do this and it helped. </p><p></p><p>Have you explored online public school? I feel both for you, the parent who gets so frustrated and frantic, and the child who suffers through no fault of his own (or yours).</p><p></p><p>I hope you can work something out and big hugs to both of you. This is a difficult problem. Maybe he needs a new therapist who specializes in teaching coping skills to young people who suffer from bad anxiety. </p><p></p><p>Bit of trivia: I'd make sure my nervous child did not have caffeine. It can be a trigger.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BusynMember, post: 616708, member: 1550"] Anxiety is not fun.Anxiety/panic disorders can be debilitating. It is not your child's fault. I do know that sometimes my own mom got fed up with her child (me) refusing to go to events like honors day and, biggest of all, my graduation. At the time I feared my mother because she tried to get me to go places regarding school and I did go sometimes but was way too nervous to even remember the experiences. Think I spent my time trying not to pass out and biting my nails (nasty habit I had). I still have it. Although parents may get irritated with kids who have severe anxiety disorder, they can't help it and telling them to "get a grip" only makes them more nervous. I should say, made ME feel worse. It didn't make anything better and I spent most of my school years trying to concentrate while being so scared at school that I couldn't. High school saw me cutting classes. I think the best you can do is be calm in the morning and nurturing and understanding. Can your child come home for lunch? The school allowed me to do this and it helped. Have you explored online public school? I feel both for you, the parent who gets so frustrated and frantic, and the child who suffers through no fault of his own (or yours). I hope you can work something out and big hugs to both of you. This is a difficult problem. Maybe he needs a new therapist who specializes in teaching coping skills to young people who suffer from bad anxiety. Bit of trivia: I'd make sure my nervous child did not have caffeine. It can be a trigger. [/QUOTE]
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