Social Anxiety Support

LStambaugh85 · 11-04-2009, 09:25 AM

One of the hardest things for me to do is take my son anywhere alone. Well yesterday I had to take him to the store to buy dog food and my worst nightmare came true, he threw a fit...lol. You know what...I survived!!!! I think usually I would end up in tears by the time I got to my car but yesterday I did great. I really feel myself moving forward.

Havalina · 11-04-2009, 09:52 AM

That's great! My little guy is almost a year and a half, and I have been dreading the day that the public tantrums start. It gives me hope to know that you can survive them lol. What set him off anyway?

millenniumman75 · 11-04-2009, 09:58 AM

Ah.....two-year-olds testing out their abilities and "independence". Sometimes, you want to put him on a leash

. As bad as it may have been, it's probably a moment you'll want to remember someday.

I can imagine what my mom went through with me, her elder son.

Good for you

LStambaugh85 · 11-04-2009, 12:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Havalina

That's great! My little guy is almost a year and a half, and I have been dreading the day that the public tantrums start. It gives me hope to know that you can survive them lol. What set him off anyway?

He wanted to play in the car and not go inside the store. Then he wouldnt walk so I had to carry him while he was trying to squirm away from him the whole time. Now I have to work on being able to take him to restaurants...lol. Thats going to be even harder than the store!!!

Breakfast0fChampions · 11-04-2009, 09:25 PM

Congrats on your triumph!

I imagine it's really hard to deal with a toddler having a fit, let alone with social anxiety involved. Good for you.

nothing to fear · 11-04-2009, 09:32 PM

that is great!
i'm sure having a 2-year-old is excellent exposure for SA :P

layitontheline · 11-04-2009, 09:34 PM

Good job! That's another reason why I don't want kids. I don't think I could handle tantrums at all. They make me so nervous. I'd be tempted to give them a bag of chocolate to keep them quiet if that wasn't so wrong.

TATA · 11-04-2009, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by nothing to fear

that is great!
i'm sure having a 2-year-old is excellent exposure for SA :P

oh yes! I have a two year old... you should see him in restaurants... and some stores Oh my god he is like a tornado and he's sooo strong (physically)

11-04-2009, 09:25 AM	#1 (permalink)
LStambaugh85 Status: SAS Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: CA Gender: Female Posts: 26	Screaming 2 year old One of the hardest things for me to do is take my son anywhere alone. Well yesterday I had to take him to the store to buy dog food and my worst nightmare came true, he threw a fit...lol. You know what...I survived!!!! I think usually I would end up in tears by the time I got to my car but yesterday I did great. I really feel myself moving forward.

11-04-2009, 09:58 AM	#3 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,628	Ah.....two-year-olds testing out their abilities and "independence". Sometimes, you want to put him on a leash . As bad as it may have been, it's probably a moment you'll want to remember someday. I can imagine what my mom went through with me, her elder son. Good for you __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!

11-04-2009, 09:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Breakfast0fChampions Status: Resist. Unlearn. Defy. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: In My Tree Gender: Female Age: 21 Posts: 672	Congrats on your triumph! I imagine it's really hard to deal with a toddler having a fit, let alone with social anxiety involved. Good for you. __________________ I'mma do the things that I wanna do I ain't got a thing to prove to you - Weezer, Pork and Beans Had my eyes peeled both wide open, and I got a glimpse Of my innocence... got back my inner sense... Baby got it, still got it - Pearl Jam, In My Tree Facebook - SuperBetter! A multi-player way to beat SA - Writerly

11-04-2009, 09:32 PM	#6 (permalink)
nothing to fear Status: silence is sexy Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Toronto, Canada Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 4,840	that is great! i'm sure having a 2-year-old is excellent exposure for SA :P __________________ everything was beautiful, and nothing hurt. ~ i really like music. and photography, though i'm nothing special.

11-04-2009, 09:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
Havalina Status: SAS Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Niagara Falls Gender: Female Age: 24 Posts: 426	That's great! My little guy is almost a year and a half, and I have been dreading the day that the public tantrums start. It gives me hope to know that you can survive them lol. What set him off anyway?

11-04-2009, 09:34 PM	#7 (permalink)
layitontheline Status: SAS Member Join Date: Aug 2009 Gender: Female Age: 20 Posts: 320	Good job! That's another reason why I don't want kids. I don't think I could handle tantrums at all. They make me so nervous. I'd be tempted to give them a bag of chocolate to keep them quiet if that wasn't so wrong.