SLAYING THE BOGEYMAN

Monster under the bed

A thunderstorm

The dark

All young children including me worry about things, real or imagined. And as we grow, so do the anxieties. Will my friends like me? Will I do greatly on my test? Most parents like mine manage to console their kids and lessen their fears. But for some of them, anxiety crosses the line from normal to unhealthy.

Long time ago, anxiety crosses my line too. I worried all the time. I always think that I am not perfect so I tend to rebel and keep quite. I am not the person like you see me in the past. In the past Adyla was a quite girl who doesn’t mix with other kids. That was when I was 5 years old. But now I am the funny, talkative and outgoing person. Much more different from the person I used to be.

I wonder whether worrying is normal at all. So I ask my mom and being a teacher she got a best friend of her who is a counselor. And according to her worries are a part of growing up- and being grown up. It’s definitely normal and even healthy for children as well as teenagers to worry a little. It gives us the tools to withstand life’s bumps and spills.

Detection however is vital. Continued anxiety in childhood can place a child at risk for low self-esteem, lack of confidence, unhealthy relationships, depressions and even suicide. Abnormal childhood anxiety increases the like hood of mood disorders and substance abuse later in life.

Here the way to kill the bogeyman

1. face your fears

2. talk openly about your unique feelings and fears and nip anxiety in the bud whenever possible

3. don’t feel overwhelmed by too many activities

4. enforce proper sleep and dietary

5. And lastly encourage yourself to take risk and face increasingly complex challenges so that the comfort zones and feel good of yourself.