Breathe. Just Breathe. Those words are not just lyrics to a great early 2000s song or a kind sentiment, it truly is excellent advice. You see, when we are emotionally overwhelmed we can almost forget to breathe. I’m sure you’ve heard the phrase “it took my breath away”. This can reference seeing something beautiful or …
Avoidance goes hand and hand with anxiety. As mentioned in our series, anxiety is fed based on misconstrued input coming in from our limbic system. Because they are receiving false alarms of threatening things in their environment, anxious children commonly live in the realm of “what if”? What if I throw up at school?? What …
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If you missed the first symptom discussed in this series you can check it out here. It may also be helpful to view the introduction to this series: How Children Experience Anxiety. Another not so obvious sign that your child may have anxiety comes via physical symptoms. A big one that I see often is …
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One of the most often mislabeled signs of anxiety in children is ANGER. If you read my blog introducing how children experience anxiety, you’ll remember that our amygdala is a small structure in our brains that scans the environment for danger and threats. The amygdala forwards the information it receives to the other structures in …
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1 out of 4 children have anxiety. While not all children have a diagnosable anxiety disorder, every child will experience some form of anxiety in their lifetime simply because it is part of our human experience. Children who have anxiety typically have an overactive amygdala. The amygdala is an almond shaped bundle of neurons that …
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