DS aged 11 has suddenly become anxious about intruders. I got home from work early this week and he burst into tears because he was so frightened hearing someone coming into the house unexpectedly.
Another day I got home and there was a knife on the lounge table as he thought he'd heard someone trying to get in so he'd got that to try to "protect himself".
He stayed at his dad's last night and tried to phone me and my partner between 3 and 4am as he'd barricaded himself in the bathroom at his dad's, thinking someone was trying to break in!
We're seeing Camhs this week anyway but has anyone experienced this and do they have any tips on how to help reduce this anxiety?!
He is home alone after school and I've suggested going back to his former childminder's for a while instead of coming home to an empty house, but he doesn't want to.