Anxiety disorder perfectionism

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Avatar n tn Because things can be harder for him but he is also quite intelligent, he also struggles with perfectionism. Perfectionism is a rough way to go for kids (and adults---- many depressed adults have perfectionism as a side issue). Being perfect is impossible and a standard that sets one up for failure their whole life and in everything. So, try to help her with it, Here are some age appropriate things to do with an 8 year old.
Avatar n tn I'm in a 3 month battle with depression. My overall mood, work ethic, ambition in life have all decreased in the past 3 months. I suffered a similar bout about 10 years ago. At times I have felt crippled, worthless, sad and even angry. I'm working to resolve my symptoms of depression with a therapist which is helping. Just this week I really feel as if my depression is caused by my perfectionism. Yes I'm type A and am well aware of that.
Avatar n tn A couple of things run through my mind. First, with the idea of pressure and perfectionism. Perfectionism is one of the leading causes of people being unhappy. No one is perfect and if that is one's standard, they never feel good enough which is sad. One thing you can do is think about how you handle things yourself. Are you a perfectionist? Or your spouse? What we can do is talk about our own failures to our kids.
Avatar f tn t been diagnosed with anxiety. I have been diagnosed with OCD though. I have a problem with perfectionism with my OCD, along with excessive hand washing and a complicated "germ" phobia. I sometimes have to have everything absolutely perfect in my areas and if they aren't I start to freak out. Also it just happens randomly sometimes too, like it can take tens of minutes just adjusting one thing in my room.
Avatar m tn Hi there. Well, I also have an out of the box child. My son has sensory integration disorder. We've worked on it for a long time so to most, his issues aren't even noticeable. (yeah). He can have some quirky things that he does too. He and I talk about things rather openly. We work on what is not great in terms of friends. The good news is that so far, no kids seem to be noticing or making fun of her for this or excluding her. Sadly, that stuff does happen.
Avatar f tn Sorry you are having a time of it with panic just now. When a person suffers from an anxiety disorder, it is important to accept and learn to deal with it. My psychiatrist told me several times to 'go slow', or 'go with the flow'...things like that. It isn't about time so much as it is about our anxious thoughts. Try to leave early for scheduled events.
Avatar m tn All of this can be "anxious' behaviour - as can being "sensitive" and "pessimistic". The "wanting to kill himself" is common to anxiety - co-moribidy with depression (as is perfectionism). IIs there any history in his family of anxiety disorders? Just wondering ...
Avatar m tn Would all this fall under anxiety, ocd, or perfectionism??? I would say for me..probably mostly perfectionsim..i like things to be organized,except for the last 3 months...i guess i am taking a break on all of it!!!...because of lack of energy and motivation.
Avatar n tn t always have to be. Squelching the perfectionism while keeping the self motivation is good. Perfectionism as an adult often leads to low self esteem as no one can ever be perfect and your goal is always out of reach. It's tough. So it is good to work on this now. You could google for more ideas or ask his teacher/school couselor (a great resource). The above has worked pretty well for my son thus far as we are seeing less of it. The other issue is controling his emotions.
Avatar n tn Whether you have generalized anxiety or social anxiety or garden variety anxiety can only be diagnosed by a doctor.........and at the young age of 13, (even tho it's obvious you are mature for your age) your hormones are kicking into high gear and that can sometimes bring on anxiety. I would urge you to talk to your parents about these feelings and I believe a talk with your doctor is in order. You do not have to feel this way.
Avatar n tn Given the absence of a diagnosis of a cardiac or endocrine problem, yes, it does sound like anxiety.
980330 tn?1272391336 Its been about 6 weeks since I quit drinking and 4 days since I quit smoking. Is this an anxiety disorder or is this just classic symptoms of my body detoxing itself? Im scared to death and paranoid all the time that Im gonna die or pass out or something. Any help would be greatly appreciated. BTW I experienced some of this before I quit my stupid habits but it seems to be 10 times worse now that i have. Thanks so much!
Avatar m tn i informed my doctor he said it anxiety disorder and the nurse i meet yesterday said it s also anxiety disorder.so guys is possible that anxiety could give related symptoms like that?
Avatar f tn I have been diagnosed with an Anxiety Disorder. I have been on four different medications; the first one was Lexapro, which made me extremely tired, then Cymbalta which made me extremely paranoid, a generic version of Zoloft, I can't remember the name which I gained 15 to 20 pounds before I realized it was the medicine, and the latest one is fluoxetine(? generic Prozac) which doesn't appear to be helping, I'm still anxious (crabby) so I went off that one as well.
Avatar n tn I suffer from anxiety disorder and started taking cipralex (lexapro) low dose 2.5 mg and clonozapram low dose 0.25 mg . I also have high blood pressure because of the anxiety disorder. Any suggestions from people who take medication for anxiety.
Avatar f tn I have 3 years old kid.I started searching a job in US also.Now suddenly I faced anxiety disorder which did not let me sleep for 2 weeks.When I came to know the facts about anxiety disorder I tried to control my depressive moods and anxiety by using some techniques like breathing deeply.I went to my friends place for a week and I was getting sleep there.When I came back to my place again I had anxiety,Now I am getting moderate sleep.
Avatar m tn Ok, I have been recently depressed about various things in my life for the last year or more. Not suicidal or anything but not satisfied with my life. Anyways I recently decided to try a pot brownie and totally flipped out. I had full on panic attack for probably an hour and thought I was going to die. I had been thinking about the last year or so and was wondering what I was doing in my life and all of a sudden my heart rate skyrocketed and I was in a panic.
Avatar f tn Im against medications when is about anxiety disorders..since this is not a illnes..is only that your nervs are damaged a little.. I took buspar aka busprione for 2 weeks and it made me have mood swings and since then i have brain zaps at night but not everytime.. So i don't know what you think..you should get on some meditation r and you should go and make some CBT. I will give you also some advice about Dr. Clarie Weekes books and CD's that you should try.
Avatar m tn I've developed an anxiety disorder, from a big panic attack about a year ago on weed. I never had any anxiety before this and am starting counseling tomorrow at my school. You think there's a chance I can recover from this without any medication? I have been getting lots of head shaking/nervousness/edgyness in social situations. Thanks.