Panic Attacks are Evil

I woke up to the sun shining, the temperature cooler...and our neighbors in the process of remodeling resulting in constant sawing and hammering. I have absolutely no problem with the noise but my homeschooled daughter who suffers from anxiety, often related to noise, does.

Picture Source: A Nerd's Guide to Anxiety

A lot of her schoolwork is now completed online and in using my laptop she is able to go to another room. Unfortunately, with this particular noise, even on the other side of our small home, you could still hear the sawing and banging. She was able to get her writing class finished and had started on her daily reading when she crumbled. There was just no way for her to press on.


Insert lunch break and tv show downtime.

What's that? SILENCE?! Yippee! Back to school work.

But then, I ruined it. A friend of mine and former co-worker with my husband, Jennifer, is a mental health advocate. She suffers from postpartum and anxiety. She does a weekly vlog called "The Sunday Sprinkle". What is "The Sunday Sprinkle?" Well, Jennifer says it best - I share the darkest corners of my brain in shows about mental health and cover everything from tips on eating healthy to the best ways to cope with a panic attack.

Jennifer has decided to offer Anxiety Coaching. In my head, I thought great! Someone else that my daughter can utilize in her times of need. I contacted Jennifer for more information and she sent me this link which is an initial assessment so she has a sense of what they are dealing with. Together we watched the video and my daughter broke down. She sobbed. Everything that Jennifer mentioned is what she goes through.

I do not have anxiety so it is hard for me to relate. As a parent, it breaks my heart to see her hurting or unsure of herself.

On a positive note, while doing a little more anxiety research (and looking for a meme for this post) I came across A Nerd's Guide to Anxiety. My daughter and I skimmed through it and according to her it's a good read.