Anxiety and Panic Attacks in Children
Anxiety and panic in children and young people is more common around puberty. Unfortunately, children can feel traumatised after suffering a panic attack. Children don’t understand their symptoms, and consequently, they can feel very frightened. Due to this, they may begin to avoid situations and places to avoid feeling anxiety.
Negative Thoughts
Many parents feel confused as their child may deny having any scared thoughts. Part of learning to control panic is learning emotional awareness. If all our thoughts are negative, how can we instinctively know what a negative thought is?
Common types of anxiety include social, emetophobia, and separation anxiety.
Treatment for Panic attacks
Hypnotherapy and EMDR aim to lessen anxiety levels and increase confidence. Consequently helping your child think in a more positive way. Sessions include coping strategies and techniques, including mindfulness.
Teenagers and children can feel awkward talking in sessions. Fortunately, EMDR and Hypnotherapy are not talking therapies. There is never any pressure to talk in Dawn’s therapy sessions. You may also stay in the session with your child or teen.
CBT
Cognitive behavioral therapy is carried out in hypnosis. This then enables the child or teen to automatically change negative thoughts to positive ones,
Symptoms of anxiety in Children
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Anger/moodiness
- Breathlessness
- Dizziness
- Difficulty in concentrating
- Tiredness
- Headaches
- Loss of appetite
- Sweating
- Difficulty sleeping
- Diarrhoea
- Palpitations
No regression is ever carried out as this is NOT helpful. Solution focus only.
If you would like to come for a free 30 minute chat to discuss child anxiety and panic attacks, then please email dawn.hypnotherapy@gmail.com or Contact us.
