My 19yo daughter has recently developed [over past month] panic attacks which has been morphing into what can be quite severe social anxiety at times. We have been to the GP & got the mental health plan but have to wait over a month to see a psychologist.
Meanwhile, her life is going to pot. Her university year is about to implode in her face, the only way she can attend classes is if we drive her & cajole her to go in. She finds interaction in groups extremely difficult, when we had our extended family Easter get-together, she couldnt even leave her room. She works in a busy retail outlet, used to love it, but has been unable to return to normal hours yet. Her boyfriend finds her to be a different person, he's struggling with it all, so that area of her life is not good as well.
She needs to see someone NOW & learn some techniques which will help her in anxious situations, not wait another 4-6 weeks for a counsellor who may or may not be any good. Her GP doesnt seem very mental health savvy.
Does anyone have any suggestions? I dont want her whole work, study & personal life wrecked by this treatable condition.
