It turns out the films provide a good common language.
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The movies “treated those uncomfortable emotions as factory settings that are necessary to overall health,” said Lisa Damour, a leading adolescent psychologist, author and speaker who served as a consultant on the second film, and who has written for The New York Times.
That Anxiety can be protective — that she’s useful and means well, even if she’s occasionally on overdrive — is a key lesson imparted by the sequel. And it runs counter to the prevalent idea that we should lead fret-free lives, Damour said, adding, “I cannot tell you how common it is for kids or parents to come to me saying, in a fearful voice, ‘I think I have anxiety,’ and how frequently I need to say, well, of course you do. It’s how you’ve survived to this point.”
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