When Your Child Changes Overnight. Anxiety, OCD, Tics and Understanding PANS and PANDAS | 181

When Your Child Changes Overnight. Anxiety, OCD, Tics and Understanding PANS and PANDAS | 181

February 24, 2026 · 20 min · Season 5 · Episode 181

About this episode

The episode discusses sudden changes in children's behavior, focusing on anxiety, OCD, tics, and conditions like PANS and PANDAS.

One day your child is themselves. They’re laughing, playing, arguing with their siblings, asking for snacks, being who they have always been. And then something shifts. It can feel like it happens overnight. Suddenly there is fear where there wasn’t fear before. Anxiety that doesn't make sense. Obsessive thoughts. Out of nowhere rituals and OCD like behaviors. Maybe tics. Rage that feels completely out of character. Sleep goes to heck. Separation becomes unbearable. And you’re left standing t...

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