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<blockquote data-quote="Andy" data-source="post: 380015" data-attributes="member: 5096"><p>Has he been specifically diagnosed with anxiety? Any councelling in the past?</p><p> </p><p>My difficult child has anxiety. He was hospitalized for it (to be diagnosed) and given tools and medications to help him get control.</p><p> </p><p>He did take a medication in the morning to help him get to school. It took the edge off his fears. </p><p> </p><p>Therapy does take time. It is sometimes hard for the kids to really understand what to tell the therapist. Kids don't understand that not everyone feels the same, plus, they don't really understand some of the terminology such as the word "trigger" in "what is one of your triggers?".</p><p> </p><p>For my difficult child, it felt like we were working the issue backwards. First give medications to help control (He was so far gone that there was no way he could do this without the help of medications), then look for possible things that "trigger" (though sometimes the anxiety will not have a "trigger") such as lack of sleep, a new situation, ect., then figure out how to recognize the anxiety at the earliest moment, then choose a weapon to combat it (deep breathing, journalling, telling someone, etc.). It is like we started from where he was at - super deep anxiety - and pushed it back to a controllable level.</p><p> </p><p>The other thing to keep in mind is that all kids react differently on the different medications. We felt blessed that the doctors seemed to hit it right on the first time and each medication was correct at the time. If you do decide to go the medication route (follow you mommy instinct and make sure all your questions are addressed before going this way or not) you may have to be patient and don't be too upset if the first few medications do not work.</p><p> </p><p>Seems like so many on board have stories on how the different medications worked or didn't work for them so feel free to ask about certain ones if this is an option you are considering.</p><p> </p><p>Just had another thought - Does your child have a good friend at school? Could it be arranged for that friend to meet him at the front door and face the day together?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Andy, post: 380015, member: 5096"] Has he been specifically diagnosed with anxiety? Any councelling in the past? My difficult child has anxiety. He was hospitalized for it (to be diagnosed) and given tools and medications to help him get control. He did take a medication in the morning to help him get to school. It took the edge off his fears. Therapy does take time. It is sometimes hard for the kids to really understand what to tell the therapist. Kids don't understand that not everyone feels the same, plus, they don't really understand some of the terminology such as the word "trigger" in "what is one of your triggers?". For my difficult child, it felt like we were working the issue backwards. First give medications to help control (He was so far gone that there was no way he could do this without the help of medications), then look for possible things that "trigger" (though sometimes the anxiety will not have a "trigger") such as lack of sleep, a new situation, ect., then figure out how to recognize the anxiety at the earliest moment, then choose a weapon to combat it (deep breathing, journalling, telling someone, etc.). It is like we started from where he was at - super deep anxiety - and pushed it back to a controllable level. The other thing to keep in mind is that all kids react differently on the different medications. We felt blessed that the doctors seemed to hit it right on the first time and each medication was correct at the time. If you do decide to go the medication route (follow you mommy instinct and make sure all your questions are addressed before going this way or not) you may have to be patient and don't be too upset if the first few medications do not work. Seems like so many on board have stories on how the different medications worked or didn't work for them so feel free to ask about certain ones if this is an option you are considering. Just had another thought - Does your child have a good friend at school? Could it be arranged for that friend to meet him at the front door and face the day together? [/QUOTE]
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