I'm not after a diagnosis per se, but moreso whether I should be pushing for one.
DD9 always been a bit anxious, struggled with emotions and very intuitive to mine or DH change of tone/behaviour which would lead to a huge meltdown from her. I thought she was a highly sensitive child as she ticked all the boxes of a HSC, I've thought this for about 3 years. Ive tried managing this alone, we do breathing exercises and I've made up a bedtime meditation that we do. It seems to help settle her.
More recently though she's been having what I think are panic attacks at night, tunnel vision, panicking and anxious. Also at school she says she feels:
Like she wants to run away
Gets overwhelmed
Hates loud noises
Gets restless or figety in hands/fingers
Gets overexcited with exciting things but she also wants to run away
When all this happens she can't concentrate
Gets an "angry bubble" in her groin when she's excited or angry or any emotions
It's not just that she's saying this is happening, it's also that it is distressing her and she wants to know what is wrong with her
I really want to help her but I'm struggling here I have no experience in this and she is my first
I also worry if I don't intervene then this "feeling " like she wants to run away will actually lead to her running out of school when she's old enough to perform "truancy"
I'd really appreciate any insight before I take her to doctors
Please help