What Does Childhood Anxiety Feels Like?
5 Things I Wish People Knew About My Anxiety (A Kid’s Perspective)
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I know I need to learn how to relax or calm down when I get really anxious. But hearing people say, "Just relax" or that "It's no big deal" reminds me that I'm not doing things right. There's a lot going on in my brain all the time: once I went to the fair and saw one of those people that spin lots of plates on poles . . . it feels like that. Relaxing is actually really hard for me. I know you're not trying to do this, but to hear you make relaxing sound so simple actually makes me feel worse. When my emotions take over, there's nothing else. All I can see are those big, overwhelming feelings. All I can see are the plates.