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Period anxiety

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Hi, looking for advice. Daughter has terrible fear of her periods. Not pain but fear of the sensations and the yuck of it and just can’t cope. Won’t leave house. Can anyone recommend a therapist or somewhere to get advice from someone who understands and can give her copying techniques for this particular fear, thank you 

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  • She's not wrong. It's horrid and a nuisance. One has to carry extra things and over-plan, make sure there's toilets if we go somewhere. I would suggest she learn how to prepare.

    Step 1. If you can, buy her something nice to pop all "period accessories" into: extra towels or tampons, wet-wipes and an extra pair of knickers for good measure, including a tiny plastic zip pouch should that accident occur. She might find a small zip pouch plus matching pencil case works for tampons and extras. 

    Step 2 would be to know what places one might go will have a loo and where a back up would be found should that be closed. "Luck favours the prepared" is the saying for this. 

    Then finally, help her use a stopwatch to time intervals, so if she goes in a public space, she can set an alarm. Now, to time this correct, she'll need to add a quick walk to the end of the street and back while being at home. Things seem to flow differently when we move. 

    The more in command of this absolute monthly chaos she feels, the easier it will be for her to feel a little ease about going out. You could try something simple the first time: The Library or a Museum. Or to the cafe with a book or homework. 

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  • She's not wrong. It's horrid and a nuisance. One has to carry extra things and over-plan, make sure there's toilets if we go somewhere. I would suggest she learn how to prepare.

    Step 1. If you can, buy her something nice to pop all "period accessories" into: extra towels or tampons, wet-wipes and an extra pair of knickers for good measure, including a tiny plastic zip pouch should that accident occur. She might find a small zip pouch plus matching pencil case works for tampons and extras. 

    Step 2 would be to know what places one might go will have a loo and where a back up would be found should that be closed. "Luck favours the prepared" is the saying for this. 

    Then finally, help her use a stopwatch to time intervals, so if she goes in a public space, she can set an alarm. Now, to time this correct, she'll need to add a quick walk to the end of the street and back while being at home. Things seem to flow differently when we move. 

    The more in command of this absolute monthly chaos she feels, the easier it will be for her to feel a little ease about going out. You could try something simple the first time: The Library or a Museum. Or to the cafe with a book or homework. 

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