Anxiety Support Group

Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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sm2017
sm2017

my son has bad anxiety when he's around my husband. What can I do about that?

Community LeaderMid
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You can not do anything about that. That is between your son and your husband (is your husband birth dad or step-dad? It makes a difference in how I would teach this important lesson of being strong in the presence of "alpha" males).

Your son is going to learn from watching how you handle "anxiety" and "fear". In other words, stand in front of the mirror and watch your emotions and feelings in appearance. Then decide how you want to show your son the positive way to be strong and "in the moment" with your husband.

I hope this helps.
AnxiousGradStudent
AnxiousGradStudent
It's hard to talk about what can be done without knowing the back story or what exactly is going on that causes your son the anxiety. Also, what kind of symptoms is your son having?
carlyj1202
carlyj1202
I agree. Without knowing the back story it is really difficult to know what is going on.

I think if he is not a bio-dad he really needs to step away and all (major) discipline should only come from you. Hoping that things get better.
bridgie101
bridgie101
1. how old is your son?
2. what's dad like? bully, or nice?
3. how long has it been going on?
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