If the young person you care for is suffering with excessive worrying and anxiety this can also be confusing and heart-breaking for you, as their carer to witness. Unfortunately, when we, as adults, start to feel anxious about those we care for, this can make the situation worse by what we say and do, even if we are well intentioned. They may well have complexities and behaviours that you do or do not understand or struggle to emphasise with. They may have learning difficulties or aspects of neurodiversity that offer uniqueness but also an extra element of confusion for them and yourself. 

When anxiety contributes to poor sleep, disordered eating, school refusal and low mood to mention a few, we can feel disempowered or even failing as a parent, carer or proefessional. When this happens, our own thoughts and emotions can affect both ourselves but also transfer onto young people in our care, exacerbating an already distressing.

If this all sounds familiar then you are in the right place and its time to accept the present and past and start working towards a more positive future for you and yours. As Franklin D Roosevelt once said "there is nothing to fear but fear itself"