passing this on to a kid - help!

ninjasm · Oct 20, 2016 at 09:26 AM

My son is very much my son...
at 6 my whole family says he reminds them exactly of me as a kid. He is nervous... and has panic attacks.

For me I've accepted that it is too late to make a recovery. This is part of me and it is very entrenched into my entire being.

But he is just a kid. What are some good habits to teach him that may help? What are some skills that have helped you?

I know that he'll most likely have this his whole life - but the difference is that I'm not going to raise him the way I was raised - where problems were ignored and everything about me was 'perfect.' Don't get me wrong here, my son is awesome and to me he is 'perfect' but I recognize that he might need some help.

I feel incredibly awful that I passed this along to him. Maybe if we work at it now his dragons might not have as sharp of claws and teeth as mine.

Sometimes psychotic · Oct 20, 2016 at 11:01 AM

I found cbt therapy really helps with anxiety.....there are things like breathing that also help...yoga and mindfulness meditation are also helpful.

12AM · Oct 20, 2016 at 11:12 AM

If he doesn't have problem with energy, maybe get him into activity that he likes? Sports, music, or painting maybe? Therapy with an expert is a must, but I think he already has what he needs the most, you

You accept him as he is and you are willing to help him, I believe for kids, this is all that matters. Please stop blaming yourself for passing this illness to him, it's not something you did by choice. To be able to fully support him you have to love and take care of yourself too

Oct 22, 2016 at 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by ninjasm

My son is very much my son...
at 6 my whole family says he reminds them exactly of me as a kid. He is nervous... and has panic attacks.

For me I've accepted that it is too late to make a recovery. This is part of me and it is very entrenched into my entire being.

But he is just a kid. What are some good habits to teach him that may help? What are some skills that have helped you?

I know that he'll most likely have this his whole life - but the difference is that I'm not going to raise him the way I was raised - where problems were ignored and everything about me was 'perfect.' Don't get me wrong here, my son is awesome and to me he is 'perfect' but I recognize that he might need some help.

I feel incredibly awful that I passed this along to him. Maybe if we work at it now his dragons might not have as sharp of claws and teeth as mine.

Just work on his coping skills, there key. It is these skills that will play a large part in how much stress his body will absorb.

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Sometimes psychotic Legendary Wise Elder Member Since May 2013 Location: Chicago Posts: 26,410 (SuperPoster!) 11 22.8k hugs given	Oct 20, 2016 at 11:01 AM #2 I found cbt therapy really helps with anxiety.....there are things like breathing that also help...yoga and mindfulness meditation are also helpful. __________________ Hugs!
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