Posted by Questionmark on June 16, 2011, at 19:18:01
In reply to Re: Can prolonged depression cause SAD/panic D/O? » jedi, posted by floatingbridge on June 13, 2011, at 8:35:39
You bring up some really good points.
Yeah, when i was a kid, i was very boisterous and outgoing, yet i was still extrEmely sensitive, and easily embarrassed and what not (even compared to most children of course).Sorry i can't advise on therapy for him (although I would strongly advise doing everything possible to avoid pharmaceutical intervention in children), but i would say this. It might be beneficial to see a good psychologist yourself so he/she could give you advice on how best to get your son to be less "rejection-sensitive." Maybe he/she would say that joking around with him in certain ways could be helpful. I'm not sure.
I do think "coaching" him in this as you said, is a great idea though. If you can try to get him to understand that people often say things or make jokes that seem hurtful or embarrassing, but are not intended to be, that might be able to help him too.
> I have often wondered about the term rejection sensitivity. It gets thrown about during the diagnostic process. So it can be treated in children you think?
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> I had it because I remember times of feeling intense mortification over otherwise insignificant events.
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> Now I ask because I 'sense' it in my child. He's not shy at all--chatting up strangers--and yet, often taking insult where none was intended, or suddenly collapsing in
> embarrassment. He's 7. We /I coach him through this gently. Yet, is there an age (if this does not dissipate) when professional treatment would take place? What would be the treatment of choice in your opinion?
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> And regarding zonked, are you saying rejection sensitivity as a child = a 'more permanent' SA? If he hadn't suffered before, it is likely to abate? Yes?
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> P.S. Klonopin works well for you with Nardil? Whew. Is that only with Nardil (in your case, of course)?
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> Thanks,
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