Anxiety

Luke seems to be having lots of anxiety lately, and it all revolves around being left alone.


For 2 months now he has been looking for Pat when Pat has just stepped out the door to do something or gone somewhere, and he had the issues where he would cry at school and want Pat. Well that has all seemed to get better.

We have had two incidents recently where he has gone to our neighbors house saying he can’t find us! It is just crazy. One I had gone to the store, and Ashlyn and Pat went to feed the rabbit, Luke was either playing his game or something. He did not realize they had gone outside. Luke went to the neighbors house looking for Pat. Sunday Luke was in the restroom and Pat, Ashlyn and I stepped outside to take the Daddy/Daughter pictures and Luke went to the neighbors again, saying he could not find us. They called us, and we seemed to be outside looking for Luke at the same time, he ran into my arms, and was crying and his heart was about to beat out of his chest. He is worried to death we are going to leave him? He tells me the entire way to school or camp not to forget to pick him up? It is just the weirdest thing we have ever seen, but it is so real to him. He was/is terrified!

If any of you have any ideas on how to help him, please share them with me. I have read so many articles and for now all we can do is gain his trust, not fully knowing why he all of a sudden does not feel we will pick him up or why in the world we would leave him unattended. When that has never happened.

It is so heartbreaking!