Hi
just reaching out for like minded people really. I have a confident and very bright 11 year old. Started her period 18 months ago, so early. She started secondary school last sept and has coped so well. Made tonnes of friends, happy to go in the morning and coping with the work (it's a demanding school with high expectations but she's managing and enjoying it)
I have noticed how exhausted she is though in the evening. She has always had some degree of night time anxiety. A fear of not being able to go to sleep. Recently she's been getting anxious at night which then makes her feel nauseous and then she panicked about being sick. I get it's a vicious cycle. She was in such a state last night but was okay in the end and has gone off to school today fine and happy. I tend to snowball things in my head and have spent the morning worrying it will get worse and have imagined all sorts of horrible scenarios (wonder where she gets that from 🥴, I remember having terrible anxiety as a child so I feel some of it might be inherited)
looking for anyone with a similar child. The anxiety isn't about anything in particular. She has said that. She's just feeling overwhelmed with life and I do wonder if hormones don't help? We are trying to keep a track of periods and see if there are any patterns. I've read lots about cbt methods for anxiety, so I'll help her with that. I work with children but it's so hard when it's your own and sometimes I lose patience and then know I make her anxiety worse, and that leaves me feeling like a rubbish mum.
Would love to hear if anyone of you out there have children with similar issues.
thanks for reading, I appreciate it x