Hello, my daughter is really struggling at the moment with anxiety and nightmares (every night), and I’m just wondering if anyone has been through something similar and able to help. She had an ear infection a couple of weeks ago, and it all started here with a severe nightmare due to the high fever. Since then, she is terrified to go to bed alone. Screaming, crying, retching, shaking. Then when she eventually does fall asleep she wakes up with a nightmare (every single night). This then turns into what I think is a panic attack, and she’s running around screaming, crying, jumping up and down, almost being sick, heart beating fast etc.
She gets up in the morning and seems fairly happy, which carries on until the point of going to bed where she’s beside herself with anxiety again.
when we ask her about it she says she’s worried about robbers and a man coming, and her room feels big and scary.
Ive emailed the school this morning to see if they are able to support, but wondered if anyone had been through something similar and what the outcome was, or if you have any ideas on how we can help her? Thank you all