DD recently turned 18. She's an anxious girl, but on the whole, she copes pretty well. There's certain things she simply won't do in life, like ask for something in a shop, but she's quite matter of fact about it. She has a boyfriend and a lovely circle of friends. I know she is extremely worried about her A levels and moving away from home. On Monday I tried to wake her up and she was crying in bed, and refused to go to school, something that has never happened before, and literally cried all day. She's an excellent student, cares about her grades and they've very good! Yet, she continued crying on and off for a further three days, and only went to school today.
I am hoping that this is a blip, but also want to be prepared to support her if it happens again. What sort of things could she be doing now that will contribute towards her mental health, and what techniques and tools could she be learning that will help her if something like this happens again? Everyone talks about tools and techniques. Well, what are they??