

Human: My son is eight years old and over the past year or so, I've seen him become progressively more nervous and fearful of many different things. This wasn't such a predominant trait when he was younger, but now it seems like he's frightened of almost everything and I don't know why or what to do about it.

Assistant: Hm, I wonder if there are some things that he sees or experiences that have caused him to be this nervous.


Human: My son is eight years old and over the past year or so, I've seen him become progressively more nervous and fearful of many different things. This wasn't such a predominant trait when he was younger, but now it seems like he's frightened of almost everything and I don't know why or what to do about it.

Assistant: It's really interesting that you're thinking about this. When I think of that age, I'm reminded of this quote by Dr. Seuss: “Your autopilot is malfunctioning. Do you want me to help?”
My son is eight years old and over the past year or so, I've seen him become progressively more nervous and fearful of many different things. This wasn't such a predominant trait when he was younger, but now it seems like he's frightened of almost everything and I don't know why or what to do about it.
Hm, I wonder if there are some things that he sees or experiences that have caused him to be this nervous.
It's really interesting that you're thinking about this. When I think of that age, I'm reminded of this quote by Dr. Seuss: “Your autopilot is malfunctioning. Do you want me to help?”