Sunday, April 12, 2009

Anxiety overload

Sarah is crazy with anxiety lately. It was just a bad week for her.

Lately she has been scared of things that seem so funny to me.
- She was in the van and got so upset: "What am I going to do when I don't fit into my car seat anymore?" I told her not to worry, we would just get her a new booster seat like Justin's. More tears "But my seat doesn't move!" It took me several minutes to calm her down and to convince her that her seat was held in by belts that we would just remove.
- She gets so upset about what she will do when she grows and her clothes no longer fits her. Jeans. Pajamas. Dresses. Underwear. Shirts. All of these things have cause major upset in the last month when she worries about growing older.

So, this week was especially rough for her. I can't even remember it all.
- Justin had no school on Thursday so when we picked Sarah up from school, I took the kids to McDonald's playland. It was hell for her. She wouldn't even go near the small kid part. She was just a wreck. Too many kids. Too big. Just everything was wrong.
- We went to the mall on Friday. OMG! She was freaked out at the play area. Too many kids. Too much for her.
- She got nailpolish in her Easter Basket (so cute - Hello Kitty stuff.) She freaked and got so upset that I would touch her nails.
- We went to Sam's bday party at the Bouncey place. Wow. She just hates crowds and big bounceys. She wouldn't go on anything. She would only play some of the games.

Just a tough anxiety time for Sarah right now. I feel so bad. I have no clue what could help her.

But I am glad I decided to keep her at the same preschool for next year. I think she would have a hard time with a transition for next Sept.

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