My nephew has an anxiety disorder and theres nothing else I can do about it

[amamas]

Hey there fellow travellers

At this moment in time I'm feeling the VERY negative effects of having a mental illness and I just need to vent about it.

I think I've posted before about my nephew.  He has the same huge issues I did at his age (5).  To me they stand out a mile.  So I did what any loving caring Auntie would do.  I spoke to my brother about it, from the perspective of my own experiences.  He was very open to my nephew getting some help as I explained that if he was taught the tools early he'd be way better off.

So, it was all go.  I gave them the info about a really good child psych.

Now it's all changed.  They've (My brother, sis-in-law and my nephews teacher) had a chance to talk and the problem is the Aunt with the mental illness.

I know there's nothing else I can do now except try to teach him the tools myself.

I'm just finding it so hard at this moment.  I feel so helpless.  

I have a degree in Med Science, I used to work in a hospital lab.  Before I shared with my brother about my illness  he would have listened to me now I'm the insane crazy mental sister.  The only thing that changed was I stopped hiding what was wrong with me..

Thanks for listening

cheers amamas

[Colin]

Hi Amamas,  

For the time you might have done all you can. Your motivation was as a loving and concerned aunt. In this you can have some small comfort despite the ‘push back’ by the parents. New information of the nature you delivered can be very hard to entertain, let alone accept. Often the first response to this is to deny it, perhaps even in an angry manner followed by a term of detachment. These are pretty normal coping responses. It might take some time for the parents to mull over what you’ve suggested. At least for now they have approached the teacher. With what you’ve presented hopefully all the parties will now be vigilant for evidence. You’ve done all that you can for now. Just be there should they call upon you. I wish you all the best.