6 Childhood Dynamics That Can Lead To Adult Anxiety

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Growing up with a chronically ill parent

Unfortunately, there is little any parent can do to prevent this. So while the cause is often unavoidable, the results are important to be aware of. Children who grow up with a chronically ill parent are at a higher risk for developing mental illness later in life. A research article published in BMC Public Health it can show up both externally, through issues like aggression and delinquency, as well as internally, through issues such as depression, social isolation, and, of course, anxiety. Worrying about the health and survival of a parent is not the natural order of things. That’s usually what the parent worries about for their child – not the other way around. This dynamic can rob children of what are typically the care-free years of their life and put them in a constant state of worry.