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luvmy4boyz
Disclaimer: This might be long, I will try my best to keep it short and sweet.
My youngest son is 9 years old and he has always had anxiety even since he was a toddler. When he was little he was afraid of loud noises (low airplanes, lawn mowers, vacuums, etc...)
I always thought as he got older it would get better but it just seems to get worse. He is terrified of Thunder (which we get a lot of during the summer). Every little thing that happens can set off his anxiety these days for example....last night our smoke detector went off for no reason (prob need battery change) and all night he was scared we were going to have a fire or that there was a fire. No matter what I said he was crying and upset. I finally had to lie and tell him that his brother pushed the button and that was why it went off. Luckiy he fell for that and was okay. Then there was a beetle in the house and we killed it and he started asking tons of questions about beetles and if there will be more and if they are in his room etc...This morning we heard a noise like a bang (prob someone outside throwing something loud into the garbage outside), he wouldn't go down to the playroom because he convinced himself the noise came from there.
He worries constantly about the weather and we have to check weather.com like 6-10 times per day to see if any thunder storms are coming toward us. This past spring he played baseball and some kid on his team told him that the world was going to end in 2012 and ever since he asks me at least two times per day if that is true. No matter what I say it doesn't help.
He recently started taking Concerta because he has attention issues in school and I feel like since he started the medicine, his anxiety has gotten worse, like all his focus has gone to worrying about things. It's great that he is focusing better and even doing his worksheets better but geez. He has an appointment in Aug for a check up to see how the meds are going and I will bring this all up to the doctor who already knows about his general anxiety issues. Has anyone ever dealt with anything like this?
Before the medicine the extent of his anxiety was mostly on thunder storms and asking a lot of questions about things like where we are going, what we will do there etc...and I feel like I could ease it by talking it out with him but lately it's just getting ridiculous.
I know the doctor is going to bring up the idea of anxiety medication because he has in the past but I've always said no. I have heard horror stories about anxiety meds affecting children in a bad way and causing suicidal thoughts. I just don't know what to do anymore.
Oh I forgot to mention...the main thing here too is that my son has a learning disability and he has an IEP at school so he gets a lot of special services. So he has learning issues, attention issues and anxiety. He has no behavioral issues, he is a really good boy and is well behaved, caring a sweetheart. The doctor said it's hard to know what comes first (kind of the chicken and the egg) does his learning issues cause the anxiety and attention or does the attention cause the anxiety and learning issue or does the anxiety cause the learning issues and attention issues? Or is it just a combination of everything that exasperates the others.
Since he has had anxiety from a young age I am starting to wonder if that is the main culprit. *shrug* I am so at a loss and it kills me to see my son be so anxious about everything but I don't know how to help him. Maybe I should get him counseling? I have 3 older boys who are 14, 14, and 12 and are all honor and high honor students and have never had issues like this so I don't know where it comes from.
If it's the concerta should I try a different ADHD medicine or should I just stay away from the meds? Will other meds have the same effect? I am also concerned about his appetite which has been really low since taking the meds.
maybe what he needs is counseling for the anxiety and not attention issue medications?
kroos: I have tried all those things and more to ease his fears it doesn't help. My older boys do not say things to scare him, they would never do that but they do tend to get frustrated with him when he gets scared of things and then he just gets more upset because he knows people are upset with him for how he feels.
Lauralee, I think with my son it's not so much the noise itself that scares him. He's not afraid of vacuums or lawn mowers anymore. Plus it's not just noises, it's anything like they had a flood watch in effect because of all the rain and he was worried about that. I think just need to stop watching the news! LOL
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If you participation on this board is a true representation of who you are then. Go with your gut. Your an awesome mom with excellent judgment. If your leaning towards counseling I think you should go for it. It may just be able to teach him new coping technique's. You never know which ones will be effective but you can't use them unless you know them.
If you participation on this board is a true representation of who you are then. Go with your gut. Your an awesome mom with excellent judgment. If your leaning towards counseling I think you should go for it. It may just be able to teach him new coping technique's. You never know which ones will be effective but you can't use them unless you know them.
Push mower will not start!!?
Caiden
Okay, I bought a BRAND NEW in spring of 2012, right out of the box, push button start, push mower!
I used it plenty of times and have NOT had ANY problems with it.
Two weeks ago, on a wednesday, I put gas in it, filled it up, on my merry routine, and it would not start for the life of me!
So, the next day, I tried starting it AGAIN.. And again, it would NOT START!
I tried both the starter button and pulling it..
The NEXT DAY I try it again...and YET AGAIN it WILL NOT START!!!
..okay, I left it for the weekend hoping that maybe the gas would make its way to the engine..
On TUESDAY of the next week, I tried starting it and still NOTHING!!!
Now, I'm pissed! I let it sit in the garage for, now, another whole freaking week letting the gas settle and evaporate whatever the hell it's gotta do!
Today, I go outside, and try again!!!!
ABSOLUTELY NOTHING!!!!
I took off the filter, cleaned it, try making the engine suck the gas in, I had it ALMOST start but it didn't turn over, I pulled the string to start it, it went VROOM dun-dun-dun---d-d-d-dundun-d-d-dun and it died!
Take note, last time I used it and it ran, I left no gas in it, the tank is so damn small I can hardly do my whole lawn and I have almost an acre. But this always happens..
So, I don't have a primer button, I put new oil in it, new gas, cleaned the filter, charged the batter...
Still won't start..
...I'm so glad I'm a patient man or I swear to god,
I would @#$%^$# DRAG this mower to the dump!
Anyway, what do you think?
Thanks for any advice!
Much appreciated!
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First of all, avoid the temptation to throw it out and calm down although I know it's frustrating.. Is the mower under warranty? I'd have the dealer repair it if so.
If not...I would pull the spark plug and see if it's getting spark....remove the plug, reattach the plug wire to the plug tip, hold the plug threaded base or electrode to the metal of the engine using an insulated pliers and crank over the engine. If the plug has a bright bluish spark at the electrode, then the ignition is working OK. If no spark, you have ignition problems which a shop would have to look at. I doubt the spark plug would be too worn or need to be regapped but you may want to install a new plug.
The next step is to try starting the engine with a little carb cleaner sprayed into the carb throat (remove air filter if there is one)...or pour a teaspoon of gas into the plug hole and reinstall the plug....then try starting. If the engine starts and dies...repeat putting a little gas in the plug hole and restart until it stays running. May take a few tries. Or keep spraying a little carb cleaner spray into the carb throat and restart until the engine runs by itself. Replace air filter after you get the engine running. Sometimes the small passages in the carb can get gummed up from old gas which needs to be purged out and flushed by running the engine with fresh gas. Best to use products like Stabil or Seafoam in every tank of gas to keep any gas in the carb from gumming up over time....especially when storing in the off season. Parts stores carry carb cleaner spray and Stabil or Seafoam products.
Is there a kill switch for the engine which shuts down the engine if a handle is released? If there is , that could be a problem if the cable from the handle to the switch is out of adjustment or the switch itself. It sounds more like you have spark or carb problems...most likely from stale gas in the carb.
First of all, avoid the temptation to throw it out and calm down although I know it's frustrating.. Is the mower under warranty? I'd have the dealer repair it if so.
If not...I would pull the spark plug and see if it's getting spark....remove the plug, reattach the plug wire to the plug tip, hold the plug threaded base or electrode to the metal of the engine using an insulated pliers and crank over the engine. If the plug has a bright bluish spark at the electrode, then the ignition is working OK. If no spark, you have ignition problems which a shop would have to look at. I doubt the spark plug would be too worn or need to be regapped but you may want to install a new plug.
The next step is to try starting the engine with a little carb cleaner sprayed into the carb throat (remove air filter if there is one)...or pour a teaspoon of gas into the plug hole and reinstall the plug....then try starting. If the engine starts and dies...repeat putting a little gas in the plug hole and restart until it stays running. May take a few tries. Or keep spraying a little carb cleaner spray into the carb throat and restart until the engine runs by itself. Replace air filter after you get the engine running. Sometimes the small passages in the carb can get gummed up from old gas which needs to be purged out and flushed by running the engine with fresh gas. Best to use products like Stabil or Seafoam in every tank of gas to keep any gas in the carb from gumming up over time....especially when storing in the off season. Parts stores carry carb cleaner spray and Stabil or Seafoam products.
Is there a kill switch for the engine which shuts down the engine if a handle is released? If there is , that could be a problem if the cable from the handle to the switch is out of adjustment or the switch itself. It sounds more like you have spark or carb problems...most likely from stale gas in the carb.
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