Blindsided by thought

I’ve made a ‘Teen Anxiety And Panic Attacks’ checklist for parents. Let me know if you’d like a copy in the comments 👇

On Track or Off Track

Do you listen to your inbuilt compass? The system we have to let us know whether we’re on or off track?

It’s incredibly helpful when dealing with teenagers, it helps us to know when to address something with them. When we recognise ours, we can start to notice it in other people.

When we’re off track, we have very habitual stories that show up and seem so real. They’re always extremely dramatic and a lot of the thoughts will start with ‘they never’..’they always’ and there are normally many ‘what ifs’ in there too.
Our bodies feel tight and we feel like we can only be ok if ….happens.
It’s so important to be in touch with this, it stops a lot of unnecessary arguments.

When we’re on track, we feel completely different. We can deal with a situation without it meaning there’s something wrong either with you or them.
We can navigate issues much more effectively and then move on.

Next time you feel like something needs to be sorted, just notice whether you are on track or off track. Your body and your thinking will be like a gps..just be aware of how tight you feel and how dramatic your thoughts are.
It’ll help you to know if you need to pause a minute before you wade in!

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GCSEs are in approximately 12 weeks.. Here is an interview with a tutor which might help with encouraging your teenager. Please join 'parenting teens more gracefully' on facebook to watch

An interview with a friend of mine about how to help teenagers get ready for their gcses. They’re all different but this is a tutors advice.

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