My ds, aged 8 is very anxious and unhappy. Most days he is panicky, nervous and sad - crying and displaying very poor behaviour.
This has been going on for about 4 weeks but he had a previous, similar episode about a year ago which lasted several months.
There does not seem to be a trigger and ds himself cannot identify one.
Last night was particularly bad with ds telling me he couldn't bear his feelings any longer and wanted to 'not exist'.
Despite fierce resistance from dh who thinks that we should manage this within the family, I took him to the Dr today. She feels that he may have a generalised anxiety disorder and wants to refer him to CAHMS. I don't really know what this will entail and need details in order to convince dh (and myself) that this is the right way forward.
I would be extremely grateful for advice from anyone with similar experiences or who works in this field - am desperate to do the right thing as this is very distressing for the whole family.
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Cahms suggested for my very unhappy DS aged 8. Unsure what to do.
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amateurmum · 18/03/2010 22:11
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