I have twin daughters. One went through a rough time with anxiety 5 years ago and the wonderful people in this subreddit helped me navigate the journey so much. A few also volunteered to write the most  AMAZING and encouraging letters to my daughter about their own struggles and what helped them heal. She STILL has those letters and pulls them out once in a while to re-read them.

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Now here we are, all these years later and het twin sister..  was always a beacon of hope and stability before this year.. has completely fallen apart. 

At the beginning of the school year, (after a year of having to quarantine and homeschool due to me and her grandmother being high risk) she started having intense panic attacks in the mornings before school. It took three weeks for her to actually make it in for her first period class. Thankfully, that teacher was super understanding and patient so it all worked out. She started going into school without anxiety attacks but still was having tough nights consumed with worry and anxiety over the next day. 

She says that she constantly feels as if she is disappointing her teachers in school... feels stupid in comparison to her peers (she has a 3.0 gpa so neither is true).. and that she will be disappointing us (her parents) if she expresses how filled with dread she is over anything school related (100% not the case) 

She finally admitted all of this tonight in a long text to me at midnight. She cries herself to sleep every night before a school day. She is constantly fighting back tears at school. She feels so much anxiety about every little thing and doesn't understand why. She has very low self esteem and doesn't feel good enough for anyone.  She is struggling immensely. She is extremely lonely.

She is an awesome kid. So unbelievably empathetic, kind, and creative (in art , writing and guitar/bass). She is mature for her age and sometimes finds it hard to bond with other kids because she's just not interested in the same things (like tik tok / minecraft youtubers / etc) She plans on going into some form of psychology later on .. right now her interest is in forensic psychology.  She's an amazing little human but unfortunately, she just can't see that in herself at all.

I have searched high and low for support groups for teen so she could hear from others with the same issues but none are open right now. She does go to a therapist once a week but that's definitely not cutting it.

While we are hunting for the next best step, I was wondering if there were any women who might be willing to write her a letter of encouragement like the ones her sister got way back when. I know it's kind of a strange request given the platform, but I think hearing from others who have been there and risen above it would be so helpful for her. 

Please send me a DM if so... or if anyone has any recommendations or helpful hints to comment on, that would be so appreciated as well.

I'm just so lost in trying to help her and having to watch her feel so down at such a young age is just breaking my heart. Any help would be welcomed and appreciated.