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Advice on how to deal with extreme anxiety in young child ?

Vicki

Really need advice my son is 5 on the waiting list for diagnosis for autism but I also suspect adhd but since Friday very suddenly he has developed a fear of everything. Pieces of fluff from clothing and the carpet, bugs , any type of noise tonight a meltdown has started because he heard a creak while in the bathroom and he was screaming and holding on to me and his sister like he was genuinely terrified. He was shaking and histerical screaming, shaking and sweating and him screaming  I’m scared over and over. I’ve tried breathing techniques and showing him there is nothing scary, tried to distract him with games and toys but as soon as I leave the room he will start again. He is very obviously tired and refuses to lie down because he’s now scared of his bed. I just don’t know how to help him Weary it’s stressing me out as I also have an 8 month old and his 2 older siblings are getting annoyed and frustrated with the screaming.

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  • Well the fear might come from things that he thinks might harm him, and he does not want you or anyone else to leave the room, because he'll lose his sense of safety and protection and feel vulnerable.

    So get one of his stuffed animals (preferably a tough looking one), and tell him that you're going to put this stuffed animal to watch the door and guard over him while he sleeps. And then he can hold another stuffed animal for comfort. I mean if he has some sort of action figure, that could be used too. This might give him a sense of security and comfort as he sleeps. 

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  • Well the fear might come from things that he thinks might harm him, and he does not want you or anyone else to leave the room, because he'll lose his sense of safety and protection and feel vulnerable.

    So get one of his stuffed animals (preferably a tough looking one), and tell him that you're going to put this stuffed animal to watch the door and guard over him while he sleeps. And then he can hold another stuffed animal for comfort. I mean if he has some sort of action figure, that could be used too. This might give him a sense of security and comfort as he sleeps. 

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