Ask Allison: My daughter is making friends in secondary but I keep projecting my awful school experience on to her. Help!
Psychologist Allison Keating answers your queries about life and relationships
After a traumatic experience, our brain can become stuck in a state of hypervigilance, constantly scanning for the next threat, real or perceived. Photo: GettyQuestion: My daughter is a teenager and has just started secondary school. She seems to have settled in well and has made a few friends.The problem is not her, it’s me. I can’t seem to stop asking her loads of questions about her friendships and my husband says I am putting negative ideas in her head.
