Anxiety Disorders in Children Support Group

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Fear Of Death

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Hi all. I am new to this but just wanted to know if anyone else out there has a child who fears death to the extreme. ALmost obsessivly. My eldest son died when my youngest was 3. He was fine until he turned 8 and its been hell ever since. I seems to be ruling our whole lives. He fears me leaving him so has separation anxiety and cries all the time that he doesnt want anyone to die. He is 10 now and is not living because of his fears. Yes he has been diagnosed with extreme anxiety by a clinical psychologist who he has been seeing for 18months but its US who have to live with him. He fears the dark so will NOT sleep without a light on. He would rather wet his pants than walk down the short hallway to use the toilet. He wont go into his room by himself. He just lives in fear all the time. It is breaking my heart to see him like this. I just wondered if there is anyone else who has a child like this or has any ideas of how I can help him...Im desperate...thank you
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well this has been up for days now so I am assuming that no one else has a child like this. I'm glad for you but sad for me as I hoped to find some answers. I will keep searching as you never give up on your kids do you :)
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Hi, I've only just registered but my 11yr old son is suffering from anxiety - about food (being bad, not being cooked properly), he thinks he has illness, he's obssessed with washing his hands and he gets very angry and aggressive with me and has been violent too. Our doctor has referred us for child and family therapy and I found out today we will have an appointment in about 6 weeks. I'm at my wits end about how to help him and the best way to deal with this.
I feel for you as I am very worried and concerned myself. He is very unhappy and isn't enjoying life at all
Please get in touch, it may help to talk to someone else going through a similar thing
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Jumill I am so incredibly sorry to hear that about your son. It sounds to me like he may have OCD...obsessive compulsive disorder. I'm no doctor of course but a friend of mine has it and that is what she is like. My son is terrible with food but it is straight out that he just doesn't like veges and fruit. I hope that your son gets help with all this. It is horrible seeing your kids like that. We want so much for our children and when they aren't "Living" in fear of something it is horrible. It sounds like he needs more than therapy though. Do you have clinical psychologists for children where you are? they are very good at spotting what a childs needs are.
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Hi, I just joined this community. I have a child who won't sleep without lights. Her fear of dark isn't as bad as your son's seems to be, but it is definitely there. She is OCD. Could that be an underlying problem? When I was a kid, I was terrified of the dark. I also had a sibling who died. I thought about death a lot and especially about my parent's death. I thought I would not survive without them and I also worried that I would die and make them feel very sad. The worry and doubt are all related to OCD for us. Maybe this is something you could check out.
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Hi all!

My seven year old talks about me and his dad dying all the time...He worries about everything and obsessed with his hands and bottom being clean. I feel lost, scared and just don't even know how to treat him anymore...breaks my heart. So, angeljosh, you are not alone.
Jenny
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Oh it just breaks my heart to read about your little boy. My 8 year old has just been diagnosed with anxiety disorder. Things are a little rough in our house too. We are looking into medicine and I am reading this great book, The Instinct to Heal. It gives you a different view on the disorder and curing without medicine or therapy. Just remember you are not alone. Even though everyone's situation is different we are all here together. good luck to you and keep us updated.
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