PSP: 232: Depersonalization, Derealization and Existential Fears
AT Parenting Survival | Raising Kids with OCD & Anxiety
Natasha Daniels: Child Therapist, Child Anxiety and OCD Expert, Parenting Coach and Parent
4.9 • 1.3K Ratings
🗓️ 19 October 2021
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Anxiety and OCD can make our kids question everything, including their reality. This is different from a philosophical curiosity to understand the nature of the universe. These thoughts create sheer panic in our kids and teens.
In this week’s episode of the AT Parenting Survival Podcast I explore depersonalization, derealization and existential fears and talk about how we can help our kids when they are experiencing these struggles.
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the AT Parenting Survival Podcast, where you get help and guidance through |
| 0:08.1 | the chaos of parenting a child with anxiety or OCD. |
| 0:12.1 | This show is for educational purposes and is not intended to replace the guidance of |
| 0:16.5 | a qualified professional. |
| 0:18.0 | Here's your host, child therapist Natasha Daniels. |
| 0:22.2 | Well, hello there, and welcome to another episode of the AT Parenting Survival Podcast. |
| 0:29.2 | Hope you're doing good. |
| 0:30.2 | You'll always say that in the beginning. |
| 0:32.4 | But I mean it. |
| 0:33.4 | I really do hope that you're doing well. |
| 0:35.3 | And today I'm going to be talking about something that I'm surprised I haven't talked about |
| 0:38.5 | before because it really does impact a lot of our kids with anxiety or OCD. |
| 0:44.2 | And it's something that I think gets missed a lot. |
| 0:47.4 | And I'm going to clump up a couple of things together. |
| 0:50.0 | So I want to talk to you about depersonalization, |
| 0:53.0 | derealization, and existential fears. |
| 0:56.2 | Because they all kind of intermingle and hang out. |
| 0:59.0 | And so they're easy to cover all together. |
| 1:01.7 | And even if you don't know what those are or you think your child doesn't struggle with those, |
| 1:07.6 | it's good to listen to this episode anyway because I find that and maybe you find this as well. |
| 1:13.8 | But the more you understand and know, the more your general knowledge grows, |
| 1:19.6 | the more you're able to catch these things when they happen. |
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