Separation Anxiety Disorder: Fact or Fiction?
In countries such as the United States, it has been a norm for teenagers to leave home once they are in college. But in other countries like the Philippines, children can stay with their parents even long after the kids have married and they have families of their own. Parents have become so attached to their children so much that they may suffer from separation anxiety disorder once their kids settle on their own as they feel that their children no longer need them. Meanwhile, kids can also suffer from separation anxiety disorder if they have grown accustomed to having their parents or siblings with them all the time that they are not used to living on their own.
Both adults and kids can suffer from separation anxiety disorder when they experience the following:
