11 YO dd over thinks things including unpleasant scenarios. Does she need help and if so :who is

[HelpDD]

So last night as an example dh and I went out locally.
She was saying to her older sister "what if there is a crash and they die, who will look after us, will we be seperated" and so on.

I think hormones are kicking in also massively.
But she over worries, like secondary she's immensely worried about that transition.

I'm wondering is there a point where she may need professional help or are these usual for some children childhood worries.

She has imagination, seeing all the possibilities is not bad, just tell her you are not going anywhere the roads are safe and whoever drives is a good driver, but you would never be left alone Aunty so and so or lots of other people would look after you both. At that age I worried about nuclear war!

@Bumblebeeinatree

Unfortunately that's a huge issue, there is no aunt or uncles or cousins.
We are a very very small family.

My daughter was the same at that age. I don’t think she needs any special help other than lots of reassurance from you.
I think it’s a scary age when they realise they are heading towards the big wide world and it’s not as safe and cost as they thought when they were tiny.
DD had a lot of climate anxiety and questions over death. Now she is well into her teens she is better at putting things in perspective.

My dd1 is like this. She worries about everything but it is to the extreme where she will become obsessively worried. SATS where a nightmare, as was the transition to secondary - both for worrying, tears for months on end. She sailed through both.

Everyday she will have a new concern but the big events will cause worry in the months leading up to them.

It's hard to explain but like she has an inability to think rationally and handle anxiety in a controlled way. She knows her what ever she is worried about either won't happen or won't be as bad as she thinks it will be, you can tell her, reassure her, but she still worries and gets herself upset.

As she has gotten older, she can manage better. But I'm dreading GCSEs, she simply won't cope.

She has some other traits aswell. We are waiting a referal as suspect adhd but the waiting times are so long she will probably be well into adulthood before she gets a diagnosis.