School starts tomorrow for my sons. Son #2, my son who is struggling with anxiety issues, is full of worries about tomorrow. I try to be calm and talk about positive things, but he cannot see how he will ever be better. I just don't understand what he is worried about or why he becomes so consumed with anxiety. This summer holiday he has been pretty good, pretty normal.
He continues to see a therapist once a week through CAMHS who is using CBT but I can't see that it is having much effect. My son is stubborn and finds it difficult to open up to a stranger who he doesn't particularly like.
I just want him to be better, to live a normal life, to be happy. We have had times in the last 6 months when I longed to hear him laugh again and, thank goodness, he has laughed over these holidays. But we are back again to him being drawn and shadowed. I don't know how parents with seriously ill children cope because I find this situation so difficult. I keep plodding on, but just as I think things are getting better they crash back down.
His sadness and fear impact on his life in a way that is heartbreaking. He is such a bright, funny, cheerful boy ... or, at least, he was. I just don't understand this change. I hope that a new year at school brings new confidence and an end to this 6 months of awfulness.
You guys will be in my thoughts and prayers as you journey into this new school year.
ReplyDeleteCrazy question, but do people in the UK ever homeschool their children? I know how big a deal that would be for you, but just wondered.
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Thank you Inkling. Home schooling does happen here and a friend who does it swears by it. Although I was sceptical initially I do think there is a lot to be said for it. Having said that I really don't think its for us.It takes so much dedication and enthusiasm which, frankly, I don't have. To do it well takes someone pretty special and I am not that person.
ReplyDeleteThank you for your thoughts and for your prayers. S
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