Hi
my daughter was a happy, confident child with lots of friends and went to the usual gymnastics, dancing, singing classes.
We had no concerns or worries about her.
she struggled with high school but Covid hit when she was in year 7 so not the best start. She struggled with going back to school after restrictions were lifted and her best friend left school which also caused further upset. Her self esteem was low and age struggled with acne. she had a few months counselling with a great psychologist and treatment for her acne and it seemed that things were back on trqck. she has a small but lovely group of friends, interests in music and the usual teen make up and clothes. Excelling academically and very driven to succeed.
however she had tickets to sew a show today that she was really looking forwards to and we had train tickets, meal and hotel stay booked. (christmas gift). told her what time we needed to leave but she wasn't ready and still taking things in and out of her case. When we asked if she was reafy sge completely shut down and refused to talk about it. she just sat down and cried. She said she was worried about leaving soemthing behind. i went through a quick check list but she still refused to 'sort herself out.' So it has now been cancelled.
just can't understand her.
she has been to several concerts over the past year without incident so doesnt struggle with crowda, noise etc