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Almost everyone has them. Very few people mention them. An intrusive thought is an unwanted thought or image that arrives unbidden and is usually disturbing, violent, sexual, or otherwise completely at odds with how you see yourself. Standing on a balcony and picturing jumping. A sudden image of harming someone you love. A thought that contradicts everything you believe. Research consistently finds these are close to universal. What differs between people isn't whether they o

The last few weeks of summer often bring a shift that parents notice before their child mentions anything. Sleep gets worse. Moods get shorter. Stomach aches appear with no clear cause. Back to school anxiety is common, and it looks different depending on age. What It Looks Like Younger children tend to show it physically and behaviourally — stomach aches, headaches, clinginess, difficulty separating in the morning, regression in habits that had settled. They often can't tell