How to get over separation anxiety?
ok im 14 and me and my 17 year old sister have it bad and what is a good way to get over it .our mom is going out of town in 2 weeks for 2 weeks and i guess that it is as bad as it is because we are home-schooled and we don't go anywhere. i really want real answers not go kill yourself or anything in that field
Separation anxiety. I miss my mom...!?
Me, my mom, and sister are pretty close, but me and my mom are closer. When I was 3 (my sister was 6 and my mom was 26) we got hit by a drunk driver. I snapped my spinal cord so I cannot walk, and my mom broke her femur, along with almost all the bones on the right side of her body. My sister only got a couple bruises. We are okay now... it has been 12 years and I do pageants and model, and my mom is a stay at home mother and my sister is going off to college, and my dad is moving out (parents are divorcing). For 2 weeks after the accident, I wasn't told if my mom was alive or not, and my mom wasn't told if i was either. We finally got moved into the same hospital, so it was all good. Even to this day, when my mom goes away on mini vacations, I cry myself to sleep. She is going to vegas in a few hours, and I keep crying because I don't want anything to happen to her. Whenever summer comes to an end, I get very very sad because I will miss my mom. I have had 11 surgeries, and
Does your pet get separation anxiety?
Kind of, but it’s usually not so bad.We adopted our cat when he was 2 years old, and in the beginnning he would get really upset when my parents left for work because he thought he was all alone and he would start screaming until me or my sister got up to keep him company (we were on summer vacation after all).My parents started leaving the tv on downstairs before they left for work and that made the cat feel less alone and the screaming stopped. Now he lives with my dad and his wife, and I often babysit the cat whenever they’re away. He can get a little whiny at night when he realizes that their bed is empty (he’s like 20 years old now so he’s a bit forgetful) but as soon as he sees me he’s okay again.Then after I’ve been there for a few days he tends to sleep in my bed after I go back home because he misses me, and one time when I was talking to my dad over the phone and he had me on speaker, the cat heard my voice and thought I was there and started looking for me. I felt so bad for the poor thing.He only gets really anxious if he’s left alone a whole night, but that’s not so strange since he sometimes even forget that he has company when everyone’s just asleep.
Im 13 and i have separation anxiety with my mom.?
I can't spend the night anywhere, because i will miss her so much. I am going to see family far away soon, for 5 nights, any advice?Is it good to face my fears, and force myself to go Somebody please help, i feel so alone in this, and my mother tries her hardest to understand, but she really doesn't get it. Thank you
What is separation anxiety disorder (SAD)?
A lot of the time, separation anxiety can stem from the loss of a loved one. My step father passed away from cancer when I was 13 and my younger sister was 8. After his passing, my sister would completely freak out whenever my mom had to go somewhere or under circumstances that they would be split up. This would often times even prevent her from being able to attend school on a normal schedule. If nothing traumatic can happen, this can also stem from a child's feeling of being incomplete without a parent or another loved one. In my experience, this is usually something that primarily stems from the fear of losing someone. Normally, children and even adults don't have this issue because they are confident that they will be able to see those that they love at some point in the near future. Take away that sense of comfortability and more often than not you will experience separation anxiety. The best way that I can convey this is by using hunger as a metaphoric example. If you get very hungry throughout the day, you probably don't worry too much because you know that you can go home and get something to eat soon. Now, think about if you did not have food that was readily available to you, wouldn't you be upset every time you had to leave a place where you had an abundance of food. Would you worry about where your next meal would come from? It's kind of the same thing.
Do you have phone separation anxiety and what has been your worst experience?
I do, mostly because I have a lot of private thoughts written in the notes section of my phone. I write when I am depressed so most of what I write makes me sound like I want to die or kill someone. I REALLY don’t want my mom seeing what I wrote. She would be worried, sad and angry. I don’t really want to see her with any of those emotions.I had to let my sister use my phone for the weekend and I was so worried the whole time. I was sure that my sister had read all my personal notes and was going to tell on me when she came home. I just knew she was going to judge me for all my issues. She never mentioned it. She came home and gave me my phone back. All she said was that down of my friends had been texting her.I was paranoid for no reason at all. My sister doesn’t care about my issues or my private thoughts. She loves me but she isn’t really into mental health/ my issues.I was safe. But I will still never voluntarily give my phone to anyone. I just don’t have the trust or openness yet.
15 year-old, Separation Anxiety?
Hi, I am 15 years old and I know I have a problem, but I need help fixing it. When I was in 5th grade (4 years ago) my best friend's mom killed herself. This obviously had a huge impact on my life and my family's life. Social, I was fine I took it hard but I grieved like I was supposed to and I was done. But ever since the incident I have not been able to leave my parents without horrible anxiety. I cannot even go next door to sleep over. I even find myself getting sick to my stomach when I babysit. This is of course very difficult for me. I do get separated from my parents though. Every year my parents take a trip to Mexico and I stay with my sister but not without horrible panic attacks before. My Symptoms: *Mostly occur at night *I feel like I have no hope, I can't do this, I won't be able to do this, ect. * Can't sleep *Don't want to leave my parents *Cry *Can't talk about them leaving (Can't think about it either) *Sometimes when I think about it alot I have quickened breathing, sweaty palms, almost like I get nervous. *When the time actually comes I get depressed, mostly at night. *Very emotional (just writing this has made me want to cry) That is the most of it. I have seen a conselour once when I was younger but I am kind of embarrassed to see her again, but I think I might bring it up to my mom. I really hate this and I will be going to college in just a few years and I would hate to have this effect what I want to do in life. I also feel horrible because my mom and dad feel trapped because they don't want to see me like this but they also need this time away for their relationship. Thanks for taking the time to read this and if you have any questions just ask. :D
I have separation anxiety? I just want it to go away?
Ok so first of all me and my boyfriend have been together for about 2 yrs. As I remember, I was never like this. I never had separation anxiety with my boyfriend until a couple of months ago when something happened.. Well i'm pretty sure this has something to do with it but yeah a couple of months ago my boyfriend was living in another town in the middle of no where. He had got sick and had a terrible stomach ache. I was really worried about him .. well for some reason he didn't call me for 2 days straight. I got extremely worried and assumed the worse. I assumed that maybe he had some kinda internal bleeding in his stomach and he bled to death and no one knows that he's dead. I couldn't sleep for those 2 days... He ended up calling me after that 2 days saying that he didn't call cuz he had been very tired from working. Now ever since then it's like i'm traumatized or something. I worry just so much about him. It's crazy. Like if he doesn't text back within 10 mins I start freaking out and I start crying.. I start thinking he probably got hit by a car on his way to work or he got really sick and died or just some kinda crazy crap like that. I barely realized after all these months that this is all just separation anxiety. He doesn't know about this cuz i'm too embarrassed to tell him. I think he'll think i'm weird... But what can I do? I don't like freaking out and crying when he doesn't text me back within 10 mins. It's just ridcoluis
At what age did your baby experience separation anxiety?
around 6-7 months a little when we left the room without her. But she gets over it rather quickly unless she is sleepy.
What are the symptoms of separation anxiety in teens? Can teens even have it?
Children, adolescents, and adults can all have separation anxiety. Some folks have a few symptoms while others meet the criteria for a full diagnosis.Some degree of separation anxiety is expected and considered normal when children are roughly 18 months old. They’re more aware of ‘others’ and often become inconsolably distressed if separated from their primary caretaker.As the name implies, folks with this issue become unusually anxious when separated from their primary caregiver(s), family, trusted loved ines, or familiar home.Separation anxiety is one of several types of anxiety disorders and generally responds well to treatment.Separation anxiety disorder - Wikipedia