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Inside The Consulting Room. Episde 5. Childhood Fear And The Need For Rituals
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A child who can’t sleep, can’t relax, and can’t stop checking, counting, and repeating rituals is often labeled “controlling.” We tell a different story, following Liam, an 11-year-old whose compulsions and constant vigilance look like OCD and generalized anxiety, but also carry the unmistakable imprint of a nervous system trained to expect danger. What happens when fear isn’t a phase, but a full-body state that hijacks bedtime, school, and family life?
We walk through the real clinical complexity: hypervigilance, sleep disorder, extreme emotional dysregulation, and emerging…
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