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Teenage daughter Help
Hello. I have a 17 year old teenage daughter. She is very aloof from the world. I hear her talking in her room to herself on how she is very different and no one understands her. She is in a way. She does not wear make up or express any emotions to relationships. From a young age she hated to communicate and go out. When she was young i know she used to steal but she also stopped now. She behaves normally with people but when shes alone shes different. She stares into space engrossed. She can just snap into daydreams. Does she suffer from depression. Theres so many things i fear with her because she is so silent. I try not to show her my suspiscion because i want her to trust me but i really dont understand her. Should be worried? I know this has always been her personality but i expected her to grow out of it and now that shes going to college i dont know how she is gonna make it.
Talk to her pediatrician or doctor, and ask for a referral to a family counselor or therapist. You might want to rule out a few things, like high-functioning autism or OCD or sensory.
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By "a referral," I mean, you go see the counselor, and explain what you are seeing in your child, and ask what it can be and if going to college would actually improve things or make them worse. I didn't mean refer the child to the counselor, she will doubtless not find that desirable to do.
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