Anxiety

[Clertole]

This anxiety is crippling my capacity to go about and be normal. I know God is with me but, I cant help and have some questions. Why is it happening to me? What can I do to fight it? I feel like it's too much already.

 

[mlepfitjw]

Clertole, You can always read the new testament. Did you know 20 minutes spent reading something can distract your mind from what is bothering you? There are scriptures about anxiety if you are interested in reading that, you can ask God if you need wisdom for help with this he will not rebuke you for asking. (Im not a doctor but it is true that you are important, you matter, and God does love you, he can help heal our minds by renewing our minds (Romans 12:1-2), and heal our hearts. Take care, I am going on to work now.

 

[Larniavc]

This anxiety is crippling my capacity to go about and be normal. I know God is with me but, I cant help and have some questions. Why is it happening to me? What can I do to fight it? I feel like it's too much already.

Hiya, I’m a therapist (CBT). Anxiety disorders respond really well to a course of CBT. If you like I can send you some evidence based resources I give to my patients with anxiety and panic.

When I say evidence based I mean they have been clinically shown to to help people manage their symptoms.

I can post the links if you like.

 

[MaxQ]

This anxiety is crippling my capacity to go about and be normal. I know God is with me but, I cant help and have some questions. Why is it happening to me? What can I do to fight it? I feel like it's too much already.

It's your lucky day, since I am able to expound the cause behind anxiety. Anxiety is your brain warning you that you've become accustomed to coping with problems (Rather than dealing directly with them)

 

[Tigger45]

Anxiety can be crippling I know. Mindfulness meditation helps for me from creating an anxious mindset that can spiral out of control. Also addressing issues in life even just one at a time tangibly reduces anxious thoughts from starting in the first place.

 

[Larniavc]

It's your lucky day, since I am able to expound the cause behind anxiety. Anxiety is your brain warning you that you've become accustomed to coping with problems (Rather than dealing directly with them)

Kinda, sorta.

When we avoid the anxiety provoking stimulus (and our anxiety drops) we associate that avoidance with anxiety reduction.

So avoidance becomes our default strategy (safety behaviour) to reduce our anxiety.

So when we cannot avoid it our anxiety sky rockets as we have no way to manage our anxiety (other than escape behaviour).

Treating anxiety basically comes down to exposure therapy in some form or other.

 

[Jeshu]

This anxiety is crippling my capacity to go about and be normal. I know God is with me but, I cant help and have some questions. Why is it happening to me? What can I do to fight it? I feel like it's too much already.

Anxiety has been one of the biggest enemies i faced fighting mental illness. The problem with anxiety is that if we believe our fears we get completely lost in them. So it is about learning to look at Jesus during an anxiety attack and giving Him all of our fears and let Him still our hearts.

Jesus has taught me to go to Him in even my greatest fear, once i did that my battle with fear has become a lot easier. It is about denying anxious thoughts even when you are anxious but train our minds to hold onto the truth of God and His word be a lamp unto our feet.

It took me years to trust Jesus even when paranoia raged mercilessly but He has taught me. Once Jesus is our saviour in our anxious times, instead of our judge, the fears begin to subside, for His perfect love cast out fear and comforts the fearful one.

Be of good courage.

 

[MaxQ]

Kinda, sorta.

When we avoid the anxiety provoking stimulus (and our anxiety drops) we associate that avoidance with anxiety reduction.

So avoidance becomes our default strategy (safety behaviour) to reduce our anxiety.

So when we cannot avoid it our anxiety sky rockets as we have no way to manage our anxiety (other than escape behaviour).

Treating anxiety basically comes down to exposure therapy in some form or other.

We think that our anxiety will disappear once we stay clear of the problems we need to face. But in fact it diminishes our ability to learn better ways to deal with day to day problems. Stress is healthy for adapting to new and unknown situations; so long as it's necessary stresses of life. Not taking on unnecessary stress is a precursor for reducing anxiety when faced with problems. However being over stressed and anxious prevents our brains from absorbing the knowledge we need to tackle the difficult issues we face. Ever being in a library studying for an important test and a child start's screaming?

 

[MaxQ]

This is pathetic.

 

[Ancient of Days]

Helps to emotional stability

 

[Tone]

This anxiety is crippling my capacity to go about and be normal. I know God is with me but, I cant help and have some questions. Why is it happening to me? What can I do to fight it? I feel like it's too much already.

Maybe shift whatever you think is to "be normal".

Anxiety may be the extra boost you need to do some work He has prepared for you to do.

It could be like a stimulus check into the economy of your being.


Anyways, I feel for your perplexity...in what to do with this extra energy...I've had it my whole life.


I am at a place in my life where I am confident in His work in me and to think about these tools objectively, and to harness it for the cause.

 

[Tone]

be normal

In a crazy world like this...anybody who's "normal" has got to be...crazy...


*I am reminded of two recent poems:

Perplexed | Christian Forums

Hoverboard | Christian Forums

 

[JesseBassett]

@Clertole,
What can you do to fight anxiety? Well as someone who suffers from it myself, I find these simple things help:

1. Do not worry about what you cannot control or change
2. Focus on your reactions to life events
3. Pray to the Lord for comfort and peace
4. Listen to some good music!
5. Watch a good television program
6. Read a good book for a bit
7. Take a nap!
Just a few suggestions. Blessings!

 

[Froggymom101]

This anxiety is crippling my capacity to go about and be normal. I know God is with me but, I cant help and have some questions. Why is it happening to me? What can I do to fight it? I feel like it's too much already.

God is with you and will provide the graces necessary to overcome. Remember, God did not spear his only son from the cross. Sometimes we also are called to suffer but to keep trusting in God. Keep up your prayer life and fasting. I will be praying for you too.

 

[Jaxxi]

This anxiety is crippling my capacity to go about and be normal. I know God is with me but, I cant help and have some questions. Why is it happening to me? What can I do to fight it? I feel like it's too much already.

My son is going through the same thing I think. He gets to where he is curled up in a ball vomiting. He has no idea why either.

 

[Hanging by a Thread]

Hiya, I’m a therapist (CBT). Anxiety disorders respond really well to a course of CBT. If you like I can send you some evidence based resources I give to my patients with anxiety and panic.

When I say evidence based I mean they have been clinically shown to to help people manage their symptoms.

I can post the links if you like.

The problem I found in an online CBT course is that it assumes you're blowing things out of proportion, to ask yourself, "is this really true?" and to come up with a counter thought that implies it's not as bad as you're making it out to be. For some of us, it really is true and yes, it is that bad.

 

[Hanging by a Thread]

Kinda, sorta.

When we avoid the anxiety provoking stimulus (and our anxiety drops) we associate that avoidance with anxiety reduction.

So avoidance becomes our default strategy (safety behaviour) to reduce our anxiety.

So when we cannot avoid it our anxiety sky rockets as we have no way to manage our anxiety (other than escape behaviour).

Treating anxiety basically comes down to exposure therapy in some form or other.

Yep. So how do you deal with the triggers? You can get back on the horse, but what it the horse keeps throwing you?

 

[Larniavc]

The problem I found in an online CBT course is that it assumes you're blowing things out of proportion, to ask yourself, "is this really true?" and to come up with a counter thought that implies it's not as bad as you're making it out to be. For some of us, it really is true and yes, it is that bad.

Cognitive restructuring is only part of CBT. Online CBT would not be my 1st choice.

Self referring to one’s local primary care mental health service would be the best option.

 

[Lyn112]

Hi Clertole,

I sympathise with you. I’m also suffering from anxiety and frankly it has been quite stressful to deal with but what has been helping me is natural therapies. Recently I have been using lavender oil and some herbal supplements. I don’t know if it's a placebo effect or something else, but I have been so much calmer and feel more in control. There are a variety of Chinese Medicine from different cultures that might be able to help you with health anxiety.