10yo at school:
"I was afraid of flying on planes, then they told me it is more likely to die in a bus. Now I am afraid of buses too."
Me too, kid. Me too.
Also, teach educators about #anxiety...
#NeverTellMeTheOdds
"I was afraid of flying on planes, then they told me it is more likely to die in a bus. Now I am afraid of buses too."
Me too, kid. Me too.
Also, teach educators about #anxiety...
#NeverTellMeTheOdds
TheOtherDibbler •
In a similar vein, I have many times had the following conversation:
"The fear that mice may be getting into my house has been giving me anxiety attacks"
"They probably are, you can't keep them out"
Like NO. I don't want to be told that the thing that's triggering my anxiety is definitely happening/going to happen, reassure me that I'll be okay actually, offer me workable solutions, don't f*ckin feed my anxiety and make it worse. Telling people that something they're afraid of is definitely going to happen or that they shouldn't be afraid of it b/c something else is even worse is entirely harmful and in no way helpful. Why do people think that adding to someone's anxiety will make it go away?