How can you get a teenager over her anxiety?

She has anxiety she is 13 she is going to therapy has only gone twice. But has anyone had anxiety over knives and would not even get silverware out of the silverware drawer. That’s what she is doing. Has anyone had this or something like this. Will she get over it as she matures? I am just curious, because I asked her today to get the spoon and she would not because of the knives in the drawer with the rest of the silverware.

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2 Comments to “How can you get a teenager over her anxiety?”

  1. Midnight Sunrise Says:
    19 de August, 2011 at 6:08 pm

    I have a friend who’s been going through anxiety all his life. The things he does to get over it is keep himself busy. He starts finding hobbies like writing and doing karate. Yeah she’s 13 so keep her busy and start small.

  2. Guy Doyle Says:
    23 de August, 2011 at 3:48 am

    There are a number of things you can do to eliminate anxiety naturally without using medications. Bottom line is anxiety is caused by your negative THOUGHTS (either subconscious or conscious thoughts). By mastering your thinking you can eliminate or reduce anxiety.

    Below are some proven methods you can use:

    1) Meditation is proven to help reduce anxiety and is also not difficult to learn. 10 minutes a day is all that is required to help calm your mind

    2) Self Hypnosis: This can help but may be difficult to learn and does not work for everyone, but it is shown to help

    3) Repeating Positive Affirmations: The best time to do this is at night before bed or in the morning when you wake up. About 5 to 7 minutes is all you need.

    4) Program your mind so your subconscious (or conscious) thoughts to become more positive. There are a number of great self help programs that can help you do this.