F93: Emotional disorders with onset specific to childhood
F93.0: Separation anxiety disorder of childhood
One or more people in your life are very important to you. You are extremely worried about being separated from these people. You may also be worried that something bad will happen to these people. When you are separated from these people you are very unhappy. You may also be very unhappy when you are alone. You may then cry and find it difficult to be calm. You may also be aggressive then. So you avoid being separated from people who are important to you. So you may no longer be going to school. You probably also avoid being alone.
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