I (F36) have been a lifelong anxious person diagnosed with GAD. I am currently on meds &amp; go to therapy which helps but its still a daily battle. My son had a traumatic experience when he was 3 at daycare that still haunts him today. He has been in therapy since he was 5 (when I found out about abuse) and continues to attend. He had his pediatrician appointment today and the dr. noticed that my son continues to worsen and recommended medications. We had discussed this since the beginning of the school year. I am scared to put him on meds since he is so young. However- I see it in his eyes- he is suffering. Always on edge, melt down after meltdown on the simpliest tasks. All of which I can painfully relate to. I made the decision to try meds along with therapy &amp; see if he can find some relief. His father &amp; I are divorced and he doesn’t belive in anxiety or meds (one of the many reasons why we are divorced). He loves his dad but he already told me he doesn’t want anybody to know he is taking meds. I have to tell his dad because this med needs to be taken nightly and will be spending Christmas night with his father. I’m just scared about all of this but I have to be the advocate for my son. Maybe its the anxiety in me but I feel guilty that my son is going to be just like me and be a lifelong sufferer. That this will be the latest thing his dad will say I “messed up”.