Question by SmokeyGun: How to help a six year old boy with dread of abandonment?
My son feels attacks of anxiety when he imagines that we have abandoned him for example if he can’t find his parents or if we are late to collect him. He recently saw another man that looks like me who ignnored him (of course), and this triggered an anxiety attack. I feel he is expressing his anxiety through dread of abandonment. I have encouraged him to use plans of action such as seeking help instead, and this is working but only in specific situations where he has learned to do that and then becomes comfortable with a specific situation. For example, after coaching him, he now feels comfortable after his swimming lesson finding his own way back to our seat. When a new different situation arises he again feels the anxiety attack.
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Answer by carrierox2010
Think about a theripis??
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