Hi,
My daughter is 8yo and I’m looking for some advice or others who have children who have had a similar experience.
My daughter has always been a worrier and anxious from a young age, she’s a very sensitive little soul. She struggles with friendships and I’ve always felt she has had an issue with anxiety. She’ll worry about school, friendships, getting poorly and going to the doctors etc. Myself and her dad are separated and unfortunately do not have a good co parenting relationship so this does not help things.
My daughter often complains that her tummy feels ‘funny’. She’ll say she feels sick but not like she’s going to be sick, during these episodes she’ll seem sad and withdrawn but will quickly bounce back if she’s distracted or busy then be absolutely fine.
This has previously affected her appetite when her tummy feels funny and she sometimes doesn’t want to eat or will only eat small amounts because of it.
I have contacted the GP in the past regarding this tummy problem, she has no problems with her bowels and I made the GP aware that this may be anxiety. They did a referral to CHAMS and she was discharged straight away and I was told the issue could be dealt with without their support.
I have tried to talk to her a lot about how she’s feeling, what may trigger her tummy feeling funny etc.
it usually happens before bed, in the morning or when we are relaxing. She has told me that it tends to happen when we’re not doing much and her mind isn’t busy. She also told me it happens at school when there’s a lot going on and feels overwhelmed. She is very sensory and constantly plays with slime and fidget toys etc. I try to speak to her about this to get to the bottom of the problem and I have a GP appt booked for next week and to again discuss the problem and so she can tell them in her own words how she’s feeling.
As a mum I’m so worried about her and just want to help.
any advice would be very much appreciated.