Am I overworrying?

[Lostmum29]

Looking for some advice as not sure if I'm over thinking or if it's just normal teenage emotions.

For the past couple of days my dd14 has been overly emotional which isn't like her. She is due for her time of the month and has really felt for George Floyd and the protesting. We are in Scotland and have just entered phase 1 but she's not overly keen about meeting up with a friend just incase. She is introverted so was never one to be out all the time and she isn't one to really share how she is feeling when she gets down.

I'm thinking that it's just typical teenage hormones mixed in with the emotions of what is happening all over the world just now but a part of me always worries that its something else. Any advice or reassuramce would be most grateful. Xx

I feel exactly the same with my quiet withdrawn DD 15. If you cant encourage her to meet up with friends would she go out for a walk on her own or with you or do something in the garden? It does them and us both good to get out. Although having said that DD has only met up with one friend once since lockdown and she will only go out the house with us maybe two or three times a week maximum.

She does go out on her bike every day. I had to put my foot down and tell her daily exercise outside was a must. She seemed to coping really well with lockdown but these past few days she's just really emotional. I'm hoping it's just hormones and time of the month but I can't help but worry its something more. Xx

At least your DD is going out every day. Sadly mine isn’t. Hopefully it will just be hormones fingers crossed. I think a lot of them mine included are really worried about the future.

Hi Lostmum29.. to answer your question perhaps you are overworrying (guilty as charged here too!) if it is her time of the month, as this can account for a good portion the emotional state. If this is a monthy pattern which improves then it is probably normal, as long as things are better at other times and you do say it's just been a few days.
re She seemed to coping really well with lockdown but these past few days she's just really emotional I could have said exactly the same about my DD 18yrs as she had a little meltdown about the state of things yesterday eg virus/George Floyd. When I comment that there is too much access to bad news for teens these days she just laughs and calls me old fashioned but I know I am right in that it cannot be good for the young mind when there is a constant bombardment with news on social media and tv! It is good that she gets out once a day and has a break. At times when my DD feels overwhelmed by bad news I remind her of the media need to harp on the bad news, in reality there are plenty more good things going on in the world which don't get the air time.

If it helps, my DD got highly emotional at this age but has improved a lot in the last few years , as , I presume, the hormones have settled down. {flowers] for you, hope she feels better soon.

I never really looked at it that way, the bombardment of bad news. I think that and the virus has really overwhelmed her just now. I am guilty for over thinking and worrying when I don't need to. She doesn't open up alot so it's hard to pin point things sometimes. Teenage years don't seem to come with as much advice and reassurance as the toddler years. Xx