Hi, I’m sure She would be fine at this stage she doesn’t self harm at all, it’s just the anxiety, I do think in her case home schooling would work but I would definitely have to make sure she still has time with friends and still gets out of the house, I do work so that worries me as I would be home some days but other days I work, I do trust her and I feel for her as she really wants to do well with school it’s just that the anxiety holds her back :( ... View more

Hi Thanks for your reply :) she doesn’t get bullied the kids at her school are all beautiful and very supportive of her , she has been bullied in her past schools though, it’s just her anxiety, she has a massive fear that the world is going to end and she just always feels anxious and sick and gets panic attacks at school, home is her safe place where she doesn’t feel as stressed which also worries me as her psychiatrist tells me avoidance is the worst thing but her paediatrician tells me the opposite that home schooling for a while will be good for her, I don’t know what the best thing is , I know if she did online schooling she would be super organised and focused and would most probably do so much better with her schooling as the way we have been doing it where she goes to school just hasn’t been working as I just cannot get her there, I’ve practically dragged her and left her there hysterical in tears and it’s such hard work and then I worry about her all day, I feel homeschooling would work but I will also make sure she still sees her friends each week and still gets out, I’m thinking of enrolling her in singing lessons as she loves to sing and atleast that way she still has to go out so it’s not like she’s at home all the time , I just need to find a place that does online schooling that will suit her, it’s such a worry :( ... View more

Thank you so much for your reply, it’s so good to hear from other parents who have been or are going through the same thing, how exciting that your daughter is about to start studying nursing, you must be super proud of her :) my daughter wants to be a doctor, she sounds like your daughter she just doesn’t cope with crowds of people she has done counselling on and off over the years, she has been with a CAMS and also head space we have paid for private psychologist and she also sees a psychiatrist once a month which we travel 3 hrs each way to see, I feel like we are at our wits end, she has it in her head that nothing will ever help her and she will be like this forever, they have just recently changed her medication so I’m hoping it will help her, she is so scared and anxious all the time :( did you have to teach your daughter at all, my problem is I work atleast 3 days in the week so no one is home, I’m not at all worried about her being home alone , home is like her safe spot so she feels safe at home and she can focus and learn very well when she has no distractions and I know she would apply herself, I’m just trying to find a school that would suit her and her needs, what state are you in, can you give me the name of the school your daughter studied through , it’s so nice to talk to someone that understands, thank you again for your reply :) ... View more