Hi everyone,
I will start off with a bit of background.
My dd is a very clever funny enthusiastic little girl, she is so kind hearted thoughtful but very emotional, always has been even as a baby.
My dh (her dad) has a a awful nut allergy so with all my children I have avoided peanuts.
Last year at school.a child told her she had eaten a peanut, when she got home she was having panic attacks saying she felt her throat was closing up , for about 3 days we had it, she wouldn't sleep kept getting up to check she hadn't swollen up throughout the night saying she couldn't breath etc.
I totally took responsibility for this and told her it was my fault for not introducing them earlier chances are she is fine etc etc. That was a whole year ago nothing since on that matter.
Over a course of 3 months she has kept saying she feels sick, she was kept off school stayed in bed no sick but she said she had tummy pains. It's been a few times we have had this I honestly thought nothing of it as there is so much going about.
last Thursday she said she felt sick and I was a bit miffed as we hadn't really been out for her to catch anything but told her to get back in bed rest see how she felt.
She told my mum that she panics she will be sick then feels she can't catch her breath.
The last few days it's been constant she feels sick and feels like something is sticking in her neck, she has been crying and having panic :(
I've talked to her about it and asked what she is worried about and she said she doesn't want to be sick.
I have suffered horrendously with anxiety and panic attacks but for the last 7 years have them fully under control and I just feel like crying for her that she is going through this as this is exactly how I used to be.
She is worried there was something sticking out of her chest (was her rib cage) so i explained her ribs to her etc and she calmed down
I had her friend over today to take her mind off things because when she isn't thinking about it she is fine.
I just don't no what to do