[berettafan]

IROC I feel for you. I understand both your side and your wife's. I've held my son while he cried over something he didn't understand. It guts you.

I don't think there is a clear answer here other than try a different counselor if the current one isn't making a difference. Anxiety is real. it can be debilitating. It also is something kids talk about amongst themselves. A lot. They self diagnose and of course that diagnosis becomes self fulfilling. Not saying the anxiety isn't real---it is VERY real---but it can come from many places.

My 10yr old just told us the other day one of her friends had to drop an advanced math class because she 'has anxiety and would have to go on pills if she didn't drop the class'. Kids today talk about anxiety like kids in our generation talked about GI Joe and farts.

I don't believe in home schooling. I've seen kids become complete useless **** ups from it and I've seen some achieve positive results in it but, IMHO, they achieved in spite of it, not because of it.

If your son was struggling with grades and/or friends I'd give careful thought to a QUALITY private school but I'm not sure what's to be gained by that right now if he truly is doing well in those areas.

Are there other aspects of your son's life that can be simplified to reduce anxiety? Social media issues? Just having social media sets a base level of anxiety that is pretty tough to manage.

I'm sorry I don't have answers for you but you definitely should know this anxiety thing is incredibly prevalent amongst kids and THEY KNOW IT. I don't know what that means for us parents.