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Suggest Remedy For Sever Acne In A Child
Question: What would cause an eighteen year old girl to not care about her severe acne, wear clothes that in fact show it off, when she has both topical creams and an antibiotic that clear it up completely? She is a beautiful girl who chooses to hide behind her weight, greasy hair, acne and glasses who with very little effort could be very attractive. She refuses to connect this to her lack of friends and feels she should be accepted for who she is. She goes to college in the fall and is convinced things will be different there. She is very lazy in all areas of her life but does well academically. She is in therapy but I have not seen any improvement from it in the last three years. Her parents have given up and look forward to her going off to school to have peace in the house for them and the two younger daughters. I am her grandmother and have tried to help her in every way I Can and am at a complete loss. Even I am mortified by her appearance which makes me feel awful! She has sensory issues which she has had from birth and now are translating into anxiety and panic attacks, but refuses to take any medication for anything. I get that on some level, but she refuses to use any naturopathic answers either. What course of treatment would you recommend and how can I address these problems with her without making them worse?
Brief Answer:
need some details; some simple lifestyle modifications.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to HCM.
I can understand your concerns for your granddaughter.
Your grand child is 18 at present and is in the therapy since last 3 years.
Can you please mention what kind of therapy she is taking?
I would like to tell you that at this age, adolescents may engage in subtle or overt displays of their growing desire for autonomy, sometimes with challenging behaviors toward authority figures, including teachers and school administrators, and exhibit disdain for rules themselves.
They tend to explore various aspects of their psychological selves by different means. This is the time of psychological adaptation to self and others.
If possible, can you please mention some details about her behavior which disturbs her parents so much that they have given up on her? Since when you feel her behavior to be problematic?
The details which you have given in your description may be just her choice. This age is the age of realization of self-autonomy. Every child wants it to be his/her way. Has she experienced any psychologically traumatic events in her childhood?
For anxiety and panic attacks. If she is not willing for any sort of treatment, so lifestyle modifications can make a lot of difference:
1. Avoiding tea, coffee and alcohol.
2. Practicing relaxation exercises like deep breathing and meditation.
3. Eating green leafy vegetables and fruits.
4. Drinking a glass of cold water or coughing or taking slow and deep breaths when she senses anxiety.
Hope this is of some help to you.
Waiting for the details from your side.
Take care.
Thanks.
Dr. Shubham Mehta, MD.
need some details; some simple lifestyle modifications.
Detailed Answer:
Hello
Welcome to HCM.
I can understand your concerns for your granddaughter.
Your grand child is 18 at present and is in the therapy since last 3 years.
Can you please mention what kind of therapy she is taking?
I would like to tell you that at this age, adolescents may engage in subtle or overt displays of their growing desire for autonomy, sometimes with challenging behaviors toward authority figures, including teachers and school administrators, and exhibit disdain for rules themselves.
They tend to explore various aspects of their psychological selves by different means. This is the time of psychological adaptation to self and others.
If possible, can you please mention some details about her behavior which disturbs her parents so much that they have given up on her? Since when you feel her behavior to be problematic?
The details which you have given in your description may be just her choice. This age is the age of realization of self-autonomy. Every child wants it to be his/her way. Has she experienced any psychologically traumatic events in her childhood?
For anxiety and panic attacks. If she is not willing for any sort of treatment, so lifestyle modifications can make a lot of difference:
1. Avoiding tea, coffee and alcohol.
2. Practicing relaxation exercises like deep breathing and meditation.
3. Eating green leafy vegetables and fruits.
4. Drinking a glass of cold water or coughing or taking slow and deep breaths when she senses anxiety.
Hope this is of some help to you.
Waiting for the details from your side.
Take care.
Thanks.
Dr. Shubham Mehta, MD.
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