Karla first came to my office with her little son, a bright and curious kindergartener who had developed social anxiety. We worked together over some months and managed to get his anxiety under control so that, eventually, it was barely perceptible. During the course of those interactions, I kept thinking to myself, "Wow, the apple does not fall far from the tree."

I could see that little Evan likely came by his anxiety honestly - both through his genes and by the way his mother was around him. She was so keyed up, verbalizing every thought and every worry, while simultaneously and strongly reacting to everything Evan said or did. Her anxious behavior and demeanor may well have pushed her young son, especially if genetically predisposed, to his own struggles with anxiety.

Once Evan was more or less squared away, I mentioned as kindly as I could, "Hey Karla, if you ever want to come in to work on any of your own health issues, I'd be happy to try and help." We homeopaths sometimes work with families in what I would call the "long game." 

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