Comments on: Anxiety in Teens: Why Anxiety Might Increase During Adolescence, and What Parents Can Do

By: Angel E

Angel E — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 19:36:06 +0000

In reply to Karen Young. Thank you it’s helping me realise what anxiety can be caused by and how it works so thank you for that it makes me see I’m not going crazy aha

By: Christina

Christina — Wed, 24 Aug 2022 00:12:08 +0000

Everything you write hits me like a lightbulb going off in my head. It makes perfect sense. I’ve read this before, and will read it again for sure. Thank you so much for communicating this in a way that is easy to understand – and very empathetic.

By: Christina P

Christina P — Tue, 01 Sep 2020 18:42:30 +0000

This is a really helpful article. About a week into online learning due to the pandemic, our 14-year old was stopped in his tracks by panic and anxiety. Our boy with such a kind and sweet disposition and healthy appetite has struggled all spring and summer with at times overwhelming angst and weight loss. We were fortunate to get him into counseling and had several sessions, and the panic has subsided, but there is still low-grade anxiety gnawing at him. In-person school starts in a week, and we are praying the activity and purpose will help him. I’m truly at a loss.

By: Karen Young

Karen Young — Mon, 02 Mar 2020 03:14:09 +0000

In reply to Sime.

Hi Sime. If it is connected to anxiety, it will be an issue of wanting to stay safe. When the brain goes into fight or flight (anxiety), it is not what about what is actually safe, but about what the brain perceives as safe (or not). If the brain perceives something that might be a threat (potential for failure, judgement, criticism etc), then it will fight to stop the person going towards that thing. If it is connected to anxiety, the key will be softening the anxiety. An important part of this is helping your daughter understand what anxiety is and how it works to hold her back from the things that would be important or meaningful. This article might be helpful for you https://www.heysigmund.com/anxiety-in-children-and-teens-the-two-questions-to-set-their-brave-in-motion/. Love and courage to your daughter.

By: Sime

Sime — Tue, 25 Feb 2020 21:00:19 +0000

In reply to Karen Young.

Dear Karen,

Have a 16 year old doughter. She suffer from unexpected anxiety attack’s.
She is brave, lovely young lady. We are handling and talking with her about that issue.
But what we found at her is huge lack of motivation. Don’t know how to motivate her.
Is lack of motivation connected with anxiety?
How to motivate her?
Thank you

By: Gail Ross

Gail Ross — Thu, 07 Nov 2019 00:11:12 +0000

I’m so glad I have found these articles. I’m having a difficult time with my 12 year old son with anxiety and not sure the best way to help him. He has been for counselling before and I’m looking into him having some more but difficult to access. It would be great if there was a teenagers read for anxiety so they can see that it is so common and there are self help ideas for them.

By: Zoee

Zoee — Wed, 10 Apr 2019 08:09:18 +0000

Great article.
I would love to have this type of advice written as a piece for my daughter to read.
I can’t help but think that hearing great advice from an independent person and not a parent, along with awareness that it happens to lots of others too would be a great help!

By: Calvin Black

Calvin Black — Tue, 09 Apr 2019 21:41:34 +0000

Karen,
This is a fantastic summary of the ways that anxiety can affect our kids and some of the things we can do to help them through it. Thank you for taking the time to think this through and share it.

By: V

Tue, 19 Mar 2019 19:34:30 +0000

Thank you for not only including the individual issues of anxiety but also what to do about them. Many articles out there leave parents/people without any guidance…you may have a gut feeling on what to do but sometime you need confirmation.
I’m a big proponent that sleep cures a lot of our ailments! Thanks so much for also including eating well and fermented foods!
I’m a new to this page, so glad I found it 🙂

By: Karen Young

Karen Young — Wed, 27 Feb 2019 11:12:33 +0000

In reply to Marielle. Thank you! Keep doing the important work you're doing.