When Anxiety Hits
I was in the kitchen cooking dinner when this little girl came to me and said, "Mommy I can't do it!" I looked at her and said, "well why not?" She is following me around in the kitchen pacing with frustration, "I don't know, I just don't know where to start." Isa-Bella is my nine year old daughter and number three of the six kids. She struggles with her disabilities which are; pediatric bi-polar, obsessive compulsive disorder, insomnia, and generalized anxiety. I said, "why don't you start with the closest and when you get that organized come back and I'll tell you what else to do." She unwillingly said, "OK mom."
After about fifteen minutes I turned around and she is just standing there with her hands on her hip. Ha Ha I thought, "what now!," I said. "Mom its too overwhelming!! I need you to help me!" Now this is where children with these disorders have already given up so quickly, all they know is that their world is chaotic and they don't have a starting point.
"Mom I have an idea I will clean the whole kitchen including sweeping, dishes, and wiping if you clean my room!" She looked so excited and I couldn't help but crack up. My Isa-Bella is a very smart and creative little girl and all she knows is that she needs to replace whatever is overwhelming her mind; which in this case is her room. "I think that sounds like a fair trade Bella," I told her. So after supper she cleaned the kitchen and I walked upstairs to look at her room. UHM! a tornado ran through our house and visit her room. I am now rethinking the "fair trade plan."
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