Freeing Your Child from Anxiety
Powerful, Practical Solutions to Overcome Your Child's Fears, Worries, and Phobias
Chapter One
"I Can't, I'm Too Scared"
UNDERSTANDING CHILDREN'S FEARS AND WORRIES
From the children:
When I was little my mom worked the "graveyard shift" at the
hospital. Every night I was so worried that meant she was going to
die and I'd never see her again.
When people tell me to lighten up, that things aren't so bad, it
makes me feel much worse. They must think I actually like being this
way.
Views from parents:
It is very hard to see my daughter in pain and so scared. Before we
got treatment, I felt there was nothing I could do to alleviate her
pain. I felt so helpless, being the parent and not knowing what to
do; that was the worst feeling.
Teachers think I'm nuts because my daughter is picture perfect at
school. She's the model student-never a problem. But at home she
totally falls apart, her anxiety is so intense, it makes normal life
impossible for us. I wish they could see her at home so they would
understand what I'm talking about.
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