It can be difficult when you have a bright kid whose brain is permanently in overclock mode. Anxiety over things that others do not bat an eye over is a condition that our DD (now 14) has oft been prone to. We have restarted CBT again to see if she can now learn tools to talk herself down. When we tried this earlier it was helpful but puberty has turned the dial up to 11 again.
For us at least, recognizing this condition and trying to have our DD acquire tools to both accept it and mentally ‘talk herself down’ is our goal. Things like CBT involve commitment and executive function that our DD didn’t honestly have at 9 when we last tied it - also it is very, very hard to find a therapist who will work with a gifted young kid. Hopefully things will stick this time.
Last edited by madeinuk; 09/17/19 06:50 AM.
