How do I, a person who deals with being excited and anxious by getting overwhelmed, teach my kid how to deal with being excited and anxious in a different way? I have no idea.
The other parent isn't helpful (doesn't get excited and anxious in this way).
@quidcumque I can only share what I have found works for me. It all started when I was in a terrible traffic jam. I started to panic and the claustrophobia struck and I became a total mess. For whatever reason, it came to me, that these always end, it won't last forever. I got calmer, not calm, but calmer.
Ever since then, I've reassured myself that, regardless of the situation, it will end, and I will be OK. It almost always relaxes me, sometimes completely now.
Jules
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