{"id":31260,"date":"2020-11-29T09:05:39","date_gmt":"2020-11-29T09:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.potentialplusuk.org\/?page_id=31260"},"modified":"2024-07-25T15:35:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-25T14:35:31","slug":"anxiety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/potentialplusuk.org\/index.php\/common-difficulties\/anxiety\/","title":{"rendered":"Anxiety in Young People with High Learning Potential"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][vc_custom_heading text=”Anxiety in Young People with High Learning Potential” font_container=”tag:h1|font_size:36|text_align:center” use_theme_fonts=”yes” css=”.vc_custom_1606641943900{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][vc_empty_space height=”20px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”14283″ img_size=”475×360″ add_caption=”yes” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1598717552936{background-color: #f8f8fc !important;}”][vc_column_text]Anxiety is the body\u2019s way of preparing for some form of danger. While most people will experience anxiety in certain situations, like preparing for an exam or taking part in a competitive game, for some children anxiety can become so intense that it cripples them.<\/p>\n

Children with high learning potential are especially prone to feelings of anxiety, as their understanding of the world and current issues can be a lot deeper than for those of their peers. They feel things intensely, vividly, are often aware of how different they are from their school friends, how they don\u2019t fit in, that they are bored all the time or struggle to concentrate, they have stomach aches or headaches and worry that any of this means that there is something seriously wrong with them.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Young people with high learning potential are also prone to being too hard on themselves. Their drive to find out, to understand, to achieve and the standards they set themselves can be so high that they may find themselves paralysed by the anxiety that this can create.<\/p>\n

Sometimes the raised expectations of children with high learning potential can also be so high that, in trying to please adults with those expectations, children become very afraid of failure. They also may achieve too easily because school work never truly challenges them, so they become afraid of failing and won\u2019t challenge themselves beyond their comfort zone. \u00a0As for competitiveness, they are so used to being top at subjects without too much effort, that if someone else beats them their self-esteem can crash.<\/p>\n

Facing your anxieties, discovering how to relax and learning how to fail and recover from failure are important parts of discovering about yourself. However, if a child\u2019s anxiety levels become so high that it interferes with everyday life, they may need counselling\/therapy to help them cope.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator border_width=”2″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_empty_space height=”20″][vc_single_image image=”31266″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_rounded”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

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