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My 10 year old is afraid of everything.
Obviously not EVERYTHING, but it feels like a lot of stuff.
He’ll be 10 in 2 weeks. He’s terrified of the dark. He’s afraid of mushrooms. He has a fear of grass. He won’t eat new things, won’t try new activities, and considers most movies “scary” on some level. Etc etc.
He’s a walking ball of anxiety and I don’t know how to help him.
He’s lies awake at night and can’t sleep because of the dark (he has 5 nightlights, the bathroom light on, and the hall light on) and the fear that surrounds it.
I had him in therapy for about 6 months but the therapist said he wouldn’t consider my son overly anxious and didn’t feel like therapy was necessary at this time.
But my boy wakes up tired and is constantly on edge.
What can I do? What am I missing?
u/Old_Lengthiness1500 — 3 days ago