alihud
30-10-10, 16:07
Hi there all.I'm very worried about my daughter she has very bad health anxiety and i'm wondering how best to help her.I suffer from anxiety myself but not health anxiety,my 11 year old son suffers anxiety over school and the week before school he was off because he was making himself sick.Seems they have both inherited my anxiety symptoms and i feel so sorry for them.
My daughter stays at home all the time other than going to school.She does have friends at school but she doesnt socialise with them out of school.Last night after she went to bed she came running into my room as she had a small lump in her breast.She gets into a terible state.She started her periods 2 weeks ago and it was awful,she couldnt go to school as it was so bad and she was totally freaking.I just try and reassure her all the time and she doesnt want to go anywhere without me.Some how i have to start getting her to realise she can rely on herself.
I've had her freaking again just now about this lump,i've checked it and i'm sure its just do to with her hormones but if i suggest going to the doctors just to reassure her she freaks again.
Her Dad has stupidly mention she may have the risk of getting breast cancer as his mum and her two sisters have all had it but i've heard its more to do with my side of the family and i've told her this but he has made it worse.We are divorced by the way.
Anyway can anyone give me some ideas as i'm finding it very tiring as i have severe fibromyalgia and find the stress really hard to deal with.I just want my kids to be strong but all i can do is keep guiding them and loving them for who they are.
Ali xxx
My daughter stays at home all the time other than going to school.She does have friends at school but she doesnt socialise with them out of school.Last night after she went to bed she came running into my room as she had a small lump in her breast.She gets into a terible state.She started her periods 2 weeks ago and it was awful,she couldnt go to school as it was so bad and she was totally freaking.I just try and reassure her all the time and she doesnt want to go anywhere without me.Some how i have to start getting her to realise she can rely on herself.
I've had her freaking again just now about this lump,i've checked it and i'm sure its just do to with her hormones but if i suggest going to the doctors just to reassure her she freaks again.
Her Dad has stupidly mention she may have the risk of getting breast cancer as his mum and her two sisters have all had it but i've heard its more to do with my side of the family and i've told her this but he has made it worse.We are divorced by the way.
Anyway can anyone give me some ideas as i'm finding it very tiring as i have severe fibromyalgia and find the stress really hard to deal with.I just want my kids to be strong but all i can do is keep guiding them and loving them for who they are.
Ali xxx