Friday, July 27, 2018

How To Deal With Failure To Launch Anxiety

By Jeffrey Cole


It is unnerving to leave the comfort of the care of your parents. Failure to launch anxiety is becoming more pronounced as the world becomes more competitive and opportunities reduce. Luckily, this can be dealt with professionally and with lasting results. Once the teens and young adults overcome this phase, there will be no turning back. Here are professional tips of handling such a situation.

Stop being too accommodating. It is normal for parents to find a way of helping their children overcome the situation. Some of the steps taken are weird, including hiring girlfriends for them. Do not provide this comfort because it leaves the teens or young adults with little to think about. Take away the comfort gradually and they will begin to find it elsewhere. Stop cleaning after them or providing allowances. This will act as a wakeup call.

Do not be judgmental. This is common when you abandon the victim. In fact, most parents will berate their children because they are holed up in their shells. Consider this a mental condition whereby judging will only make things worse. Be passive and calculated in trying to pass the point. It will not cause friction and will be received positively.

The solution lies in multiple places. The victim cannot solve the problem alone. The parents and guardians have to be involved. The actions of adults around the affected person will determine whether things will happen as expected. When parents and guardians take their responsibility in changing the pattern, it becomes easier for the affected person to take reciprocal action.

The people involved with the victim should be working in a team. These people are usually friends, parents and therapists. Unless they can speak and act in one voice, the subject will not change. The most unfortunate bit will be parents taking one side while the appointed therapist takes another. Failure to work in one direction means that you will not achieve the desired results. One will be deflating the efforts of the other.

Appreciate when small steps and progress is experienced. Parents and guardians can be harsh and fail to see the effort made. This is demoralizing. It is through these small steps that the affected person grows in confidence. When he can put his cloths in the bin, that is progress. Reinforce it to enable the situation to improve. It is these steps that add up into major improvements over time.

Be realistic and supportive in your actions. For instance, if the kid has to get a job by June, you must encourage him or her to send CVs and even ask your friends to take him or her in. As June approaches, you should be firm. Through support and consistent action, the anxiety will sublime as something positive happens.

While accommodating is important, there must be hope. The teens and young adults want to be accommodated because they feel safe and comfortable. However, provide hope especially when the person is trying. This is the motivation required to push to the next level. Gradually reduce accommodation to encourage positive steps. Hope will make difficult situations to appear easy.




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