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Do people with social anxiety find it easier to talk to children?

gerry — Mon, 24 May 2010 09:47:36 +0000

When i say children i mean before the age of 13.

I think it depends. My daughter who is almost 7 has social anxiety- but she is more comfortable talking with adults. Talking with and being around other children is completely different. This is where her severe social anxiety comes in.

I would assume it depends on the situation. If there is an adult/or older teen who has social anxiety(like I have) then yes it was/is much easier for me to talk with younger children than it is for me to talk with adults.

Social Phobia/Anxiety in Children.?

gerry — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 10:13:56 +0000

I’m looking for some graphs or charts that are focused on Social Phobia, also known as social anxiety, in Children. I would really appreciate it if you guys could help me out.

Thanks,

Kay.

while not a graph, this does give percentages….it also goes into the rationale of the different types of anxiety in children and ways to overcome it

http://www.klis.com/chandler/pamphlet/socphob/socphobpamphlet.htm

Child or Teen Generalized Anxiety Disorder

gerry — Mon, 05 Apr 2010 10:25:16 +0000

Anxiety BC – http://anxietybc.com/index.php

Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD) is an anxiety disorder. Children and teens with GAD worry excessively and uncontrollably about daily life events.

Key Points:

* Although younger children can show signs of excessive worry, children usually develop GAD at about 12 years old.
* Girls are more likely to have GAD than boys. In fact, 2 out of every 3 children with GAD are girls.
* Almost half of children with an anxiety disorder will continue to suffer from an anxiety problem when they are adults.
* Many children with GAD also have other anxiety problems. The most common problems are social anxiety, depression, separation anxiety, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

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children social anxiety disorder?

gerry — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:22:14 +0000

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My 12 year old Stepsons cries and shuts down all the time?
I have been with my wife since my step son was 3 years old. Since then he has always had social issues interacting with other kids and adults. He does not talk to other kids unless the ice has been broken for him to talk and become friends. The teachers say he has a lot of friends at school, but when he comes home he talks to none his friends and never wants to hang out with anyone. When faced with any sort of decision making he shuts down and cries and he can’t tell you why….”I don’t know why I’m crying”. For years we have been concerned but did nothing in fear that seeing a doctor would make it worse. Now it has gotten to the point where other kids laugh and make fun of him because he cries sometimes when someone asks him a question. Example: last year for his birthday we asked him what he wanted to do for his birthday party, he said “I don’t know”. Well the previous year we took a bunch kids laser quest and they all had a blast, and it was nice to see him interacting with other kids. Anyways, we gave him a few days to think about it, and asked him again. The same thing “I don’t know”. So I then decided to make up 4 cool options that I knew he and his friends would enjoy. We gave him the four options on cue cards with one blank one for him to make his own option if he didn’t like any of the four provided. Two days later we called him into our room to ask him if he decided he wanted to do, all he could do was stand there and cry. When we asked him why he was crying, “I don’t know” he would say over and over He couldn’t give us an answer. He didn’t want to do any of the suggested ideals nor did he want to create his own (which is fine) but yet he could not tell us why, HE REALLY DIDN’T KNOW….
It really is strange because for years I have tried to look for a pattern that triggers this (not enough sleep, too much sugar, stress, pressure, lack of attention) and I have been unable to figure this out. So we decide to go see a Doctor and explain. The Doctors say its social anxiety and that we should put him on Prozac and or see a therapist. We are strongly against Prozac for a young child especially after reading the suicide rate in children on Prozac. We tried a therapist but he too was unable to get our child to open up. He would just sit there and cry when asked questions and say “I don’t know”
My question is, now what? Does anyone have any firsthand experience with this or any similar cases in other children they have seen? We are lost and concerned and
Please don’t get me wrong, this is a good kid who does well in school and loves his family, brother and sister, but once or twice a month has incident like the example explained here.
Any constructive feedback would be much appreciated. Thank you

Please go see a counsellor maybe a school counsellor for this kind of problem.
Only a School Counsellor will truly be able to help you in this situation at least a school will be able to help you much better than anyone here in Yahoo! Answers will.

Anxiety Panic Resources 32 – Social Anxiety Symptoms

gerry — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 11:21:18 +0000

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Social Anxiety Symptoms,social anxiety children, social anxiety therapy, overcoming social anxiety, social anxiety medication, how to overcome social anxiety

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social anxiety children

gerry — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 13:56:32 +0000

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social anxiety?

gerry — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:54:45 +0000

I was just wondering if anyone has heard of social anxiety in children? I tried to go on a date tonight and got so nervous that I threw up (this has happened before) well I am 29. So I got home and started thinking way back into my life and I am thinking I might have been having this my whole life. I am really embarassed to talk to my doctor about it too, I know I shouldn’t be but every time I try to, I chicken out, so I was just wondering if people out there with this condition have had it a long time or if it just all of a sudden develops.

Believe it or not, I have that "disorder". I become ill in social areas. I have anxiety, I sweat, I`m nervous and I just want to exit-Fast. I began having this in my early 20`s. Doctors cannot do anything about this. Although, ! remedy that works for me is, I take a shot of vodka then a breath mint before I socialize. I do not recommend this for just anyone. But, it helps me greatly. p.s. I don’t drive after -S

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Teens

gerry — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 17:11:32 +0000

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is an anxiety disorder that can develop after experiencing or witnessing a major trauma. Children and teens with PTSD can have a number of symptoms after a trauma that fall into three categories:

1. Reliving the trauma in some way.
2. Attempts to avoid anything that reminds the child or teen of the trauma.
3. Very high anxiety (also called “hyperarousal”) and being easily startled. Children and teens with PTSD usually have some symptoms from each of these categories.

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how can i make sure my child doesnt develop social anxiety?

gerry — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 21:56:37 +0000

By nature I am shy and dont open up. I think I get this from my father, which I dont get a long with because I resent him (i cant help it). When I have a kid I want to make sure she/he is confident and strong (my dad never enforced that on me). How can I make sure they will have good conversational skills, be strong & confident?

I think your line of thinking is correct, that we teach our children so much by example. If you’re worried that your own personality traits will develop by mere example in your child, perhaps you should work on changing those traits in yourself that you dislike. I don’t know for sure, but I’m thinking that if you’re overconcerned about your child developing social anxiety that you might end up creating just what you sought to dispel.

As a teen I realized that I had certain personality traits which were a direct result of my stepfather’s treatment. To say I resent him is putting it mildly, so that became my source of strength and determination in purging those traits from myself. It also helped me with parenting my sons, because I’m determined not to repeat what I experienced or be the cause of them feeling as I have felt. I hope that makes sense.

Can a baby be born with social anxiety?

gerry — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 00:05:36 +0000

If not then how does a child develop social anxiety?

Yes, a baby can be born with social anxiety. I can learn it in the womb.

A child can also learn it four other ways:

1 by experiencing a situation where the child is upset by an event (classical conditioning)

2 watching a person be upset by an event (social learning)

3 be told a story of a person being being upset by an event (social learning)

4 Being rewarded for being upset by an event (Opponent Conditioning)