dfroman1166

Hi'
Hoping for some suggestions. I've put a call in to a child phsycologist-but sometimes the best help is from other parents.
My daughter has been very anxious latley-4-6months . She will cry in bed at night before going to sleep. She claims that her tummy hurts. Then she will start shaking and saying she can't breathe! I'ts very distressing to me. She has a very stable and happy home. I have always thought that she had something wrong with her stomache-but just recently has her to the doctor who said that her tummy is fine.
She also gets very upset when she hears anything about sickness or death. I realize thats probably normal-but it way out of control! She saw a commercial last week that had a man singing a song about stopping smoking-he was singing through one of those artificial voice boxes. She got sooo upset she vomited. I try to console her when she's upset like this but sometimes she's so beside herself we can't seem to calm her down!
I've asked her teacher's about her behavior at school and they were shocked to learn that she was behaving this way. She's a great student and seems very secure and confident at school! I feel so helpless because it's obliviously something were doing at home.
I've tried talking to her when she's calm and asking her if theres anything frightning her and she says no.
She's always with either me or my husband-I'm a stay at home mom so she has no babysitters or after school care.
I'm at a loss! I want to help her feel better - it breaks my heart to think that she's scared of something and can't tell us!
Thank you for listening-any help or suggestions would be apprieciated!