My daughter has anxiety, it’s not officially diagnosed. Shes been asking for meds. Her grades are As and Bs. She’s been doing therapy but recently told me she doesn’t think it’s helping. I think she just needs a different therapist but everyone is booked. It didn’t help that the last doctor I took her to suggested meds if needed at our first visit. She thinks I’m ignoring her issues if I don’t get her meds or help. Her sleep is a mess (semi-normal for teens) and we’ve talked to her about that. She is pretty resistant to suggestions from adults right now. She’s always in her room while at home but has friends and is involved in cross country at school. 

Our family feels like she’s a stranger to us and I honestly just miss her. My 5 year old asked her why she never sees her and it was profound. It’s sad, I’m sad and I don’t know what to do. She has alienated all of us. She used to be my sons playmate (they’re 2.5 years apart) and she never hangs out with him now and he feels abandoned. My husband doesn’t know what to do so he does nothing. I don’t know how much of this is her being a teen or the anxiety. 

I have anxiety too and take Wellbutrin so maybe that’s why she thinks meds will help. I used to be on Zoloft and hated how it made me feel so I’m wary on the physical implications of meds on a young kid too. I think I’m going to try to find a psychiatrist to actually assess her. I just want my daughter back. I’ve tried to give her so much space and time and tried to be there to listen but nothing has changed.