Anxiety

Hello, I remember when my son was in his early teens, he had extreme anxiety attacks. through our Gp he was referred to a play therapist and counsellor who taught him some relaxation techniques. we also got a rescue dog, and although it sounds silly, we never looked back ! i shared the dog walking with my son as i was working full time, he met people out and about and gradually built up his confidence. he began to look up and not at the ground any longer and he did start to enjoy his time walking with our dog. There were times of course when he met people he didn`t want to be near- that used to bully him, but again, gradually he conquered those demons- literally. The more he faced them by walking the dog past , the less his anxiety affected him. before this my son wouldn`t go out of the house, sat in a dark room, on his computer. If there is something you can think of, to do with your teenager, anything is worth a try. before this I tried to get my son to do all kinds of stuff but nothing worked. the other thing that really helped was an elderly neighbour- I would send my son over the road with some baking or scones for the elderly man and my son would talk away to him. After a few times, he would ask if i had anything for the man across the road- and he stared to enjoy going to visit him. Its a matter of trying anything you can and maybe a combination of things will help.

i hope this is useful, allyd.

Hello, I remember when my son was in his early teens, he had extreme anxiety attacks. through our Gp he was referred to a play therapist and counsellor who taught him some relaxation techniques. we also got a rescue dog, and although it sounds silly, we never looked back ! i shared the dog walking with my son as i was working full time, he met people out and about and gradually built up his confidence. he began to look up and not at the ground any longer and he did start to enjoy his time walking with our dog. There were times of course when he met people he didn`t want to be near- that used to bully him, but again, gradually he conquered those demons- literally. The more he faced them by walking the dog past , the less his anxiety affected him. before this my son wouldn`t go out of the house, sat in a dark room, on his computer. If there is something you can think of, to do with your teenager, anything is worth a try. before this I tried to get my son to do all kinds of stuff but nothing worked. the other thing that really helped was an elderly neighbour- I would send my son over the road with some baking or scones for the elderly man and my son would talk away to him. After a few times, he would ask if i had anything for the man across the road- and he stared to enjoy going to visit him. Its a matter of trying anything you can and maybe a combination of things will help.

i hope this is useful, allyd.