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i had bad axienty 5 years ago and running thoughts then one day it all stop and I became numb I can’t hear God can’t hear my own thoughts or feel any emotions has anyone gone thru this I need help
God really loves you and Jesus is always with you even if you can't feel Him.
 
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i had bad axienty 5 years ago and running thoughts then one day it all stop and I became numb I can’t hear God can’t hear my own thoughts or feel any emotions has anyone gone thru this I need help

Go see your Doctor. I have been in your shoes before. It was a chemical imbalance.
 
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i had bad axienty 5 years ago and running thoughts then one day it all stop and I became numb I can’t hear God can’t hear my own thoughts or feel any emotions has anyone gone thru this I need help
You’re under too much stress . I’m going to suggest yoga. It will help you focus on centering yourself so that you can think about what’s important to you.
Yoga? Get focused on self? Exactly the opposite is required. "Looking to Jesus, the author and finisher of you faith". How about casting your care on Him who cares for you? Introversion and introspection are enemies to spiritual growth and freedom. If you meditate, and nothing wrong with that, it should be on God's word.
 
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i had bad axienty 5 years ago and running thoughts then one day it all stop and I became numb I can’t hear God can’t hear my own thoughts or feel any emotions has anyone gone thru this I need help
I went through that. After years of emotional numbness after a breakup with someone from church and feeling left out by people from church (I felt after the break up some people picked a side so I became isolated) I received the revelation that I became my own protector; so evil thoughts were not coming through, but God's thoughts either. Then I started reading the Bible, I realized God's promises to His children's were also mine and He didn't set me a side. God actually spoke to me before the break up letting me know what was going to happen to me, so He was indeed there, I just missed His voice. I repented and told Him I gave Him back His role of my defender. It was then when I started hearing Him again.
 
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i had bad axienty 5 years ago and running thoughts then one day it all stop and I became numb I can’t hear God can’t hear my own thoughts or feel any emotions has anyone gone thru this I need help

I can relate as I feel emotionally and mentally numb at times especially when my spiritual problems get worse. I know its demonic and i need deliverance.
 
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Yoga? Get focused on self? Exactly the opposite is required. "Looking to Jesus, the author and finisher of you faith". How about casting your care on Him who cares for you? Introversion and introspection are enemies to spiritual growth and freedom. If you meditate, and nothing wrong with that, it should be on God's word.
. Yes centering yourself makes you less stressed because you’re focused on healthier things that you can do . Yoga does that . Otheration is the enemy of doing healthy things because you’re constantly worried about pleasing an other, even if you think that other is God
 
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i had bad axienty 5 years ago and running thoughts then one day it all stop and I became numb I can’t hear God can’t hear my own thoughts or feel any emotions has anyone gone thru this I need help

after what you have been through, why wait by yourself; why not wait on God’s steadfast love.
How about anxiety?
I submit myself to God. I resist all anxiety in the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
What if I those running anxiety thoughts, I just pray again and again till those anxiety evil spirits flee.
How about this numbness?
Well if you know that you use your strength fail. Why try again ? Why not rely on God’s strength.
Have you heard that God gives strength to His people?
If you are not getting His strength, you must wander from what He told you ; the Lord is good to those who wait on His steadfast love, to the soul who seek Him.
Why wait by yourself, wait on God and gain His strength.
Sure you can ask Him to gain strength to comprehend His love, too.
 
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Bad anxiety attacks usually are followed by numbness as your body becomes exhausted and starts to shut down. I grew up in a dysfunctional abusive home and yoga , artistic hobbies, and getting some exercise by dancing helped a lot .
 
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Bad anxiety attacks usually are followed by numbness as your body becomes exhausted and starts to shut down. I grew up in a dysfunctional abusive home and yoga , artistic hobbies, and getting some exercise by dancing helped a lot .
Anxiety comes from the enemies. You cannot win against the enemies by just doing yoga and artistic hobbies dan dancing.
 
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That’s what’s recommended by Mental health workers .they also recommend medication You cannot continue to let stress from anxiety tear at you . It will eventually cause illness. I stumbled upon this remedy by accident It does work but slowly . Counseling could have helped my teenage self but it really wasn’t available 50 years ago.

I’m also going to recommend eating healthier
 
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