My daughter is 15 and since June has been suffering with school anxiety, brought on by the pressure of her mock exams and also one of her GCSE options she took she really really hates mainly because it is all boys and her and all the boys are really clever and geeky. The days she has this lesson are far worse at getting her in to school she doesn't eat the night before and she doesn't eat or drink in the morning before. She wakes up and retches and it is horrible to see. This last week I have seen a breakthrough and she has been a tiny bit better about it. On these days I take her to school and she is met by the pastoral worker who does strategies with her and helps with her negative feelings and then later in the day escorts her to her lesson. Because of her hang ups and her anxiety she is struggling and can't concentrate in the lesson because she feels so sick and because of this she isn't progressing how she should so she has been selected for intervention sessions once a week before school - these sessions are not compulsory but the teacher says they would really benefit her. So to cut a long story short- I have never suffered with anxiety and am learning an awful lot about anxiety and mental health now- but how much force should I use - school are saying she has to try and I understand for normal school I push and push and I can usually get her in but for this I just don't know. Session doesn't start until Tuesday and she is so stressed out already. It is having a detrimental affect on her mental health so do I just say she doesn't have to go or is this giving into the anxiety which they say and the school are teaching her not to do. I hope this is the right board and someone can help me as I really do try to understand how she is feeling and although it must be horrible for her as I have never suffered with anxiety I don't think I understand fully what she is going through - Thank you in advance.