Children with generalized anxiety often
have an intense fear of rejection. They are constantly trying to please
everybody. They may be afraid
if they don’t please everyone all the time no one will love them and losing a parent’s love can be one
of their main concerns.
Children who are anxious about many situations often put a
lot of pressure on themselves to be perfect. They may do
things like homework or other tasks
over and over because if it’s not perfect it’s not good enough. That’s another big fear; that they’re not
good enough to be loved, liked or accepted.
They may think they don’t deserve love, family or friendship. These children may need constant
reassurance that they are good and that they are loved because they can
have very low self-esteem and be lacking in self-confidence.
These children are often very hard on themselves. They can be their own worst enemy,
their own worse critic. They may think if
they’re not a straight A student then they’re not smart enough, if they
make mistakes then they have no
value. All the stress and pressure they put on themselves can
lead to very negative views of the world, the future and themselves. They may feel like they’ll never be happy,
they’ll never be like anyone else, they’ll never be normal.
Children with generalized anxiety worry about a lot of different
things. They may be worried that
they’ll mess up and look foolish.
They may worry about natural or man made disasters like floods,
tornadoes or terrorist attacks. They may
worry about getting an illness. They seem to be worried about something all
the time because they can’t control their worry.
Children with generalized anxiety can have a hard time concentrating
or focusing on school work and other tasks but then again they may focus
too much on the little details of school work and tasks to make sure
they’re perfect.
These children can be very forgetful. Sometimes they are so anxious that their mind freezes up or goes blank.
Children with generalized anxiety are often restless and on guard all the
time because they are so afraid
something bad will happen. They play a
lot of “what if” scenarios in their head, “What if I mess up? What if I
look stupid? What if everybody hates me
and makes fun of me? What if I get
hurt?”
These children can be very jumpy. They can startle
easily. They may be clumsy.
They can be very uptight. They may overreact to any accidents they have or mistakes
they make, thinking it’s the worst thing in the world.
Children with generalized anxiety can be irritable at times. They may have trouble sleeping. They may always be tight and tense.
This can cause muscle aches or soreness and may cause the child
to clench their teeth which can cause jaw pain and earaches. They have a tendency to tire easily. Fear, anxiety and tension can be exhausting.
These children may show physical signs of anxiety like
a red, sweaty face or trembling hands or nausea and vomiting. Being anxious all the time about everything
and nothing is someone’s own personal hell but with help children can
learn how to shut down their negative thoughts and
live a relatively normal life.
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