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What if I told you negative thoughts can be healthy? Negative thoughts can actually act as a natural self-preservation filter to avoid danger.
They're talking layoffs at work, slowdowns in the economy, flare-ups in the Middle East, turnovers at headquarters, downturns in the housing market, upswings in global warming. The plague of our day, terrorism, begins with the word terror. Fear, it seems, has taken up a hundred-year lease on the building next door and set up shop. Oversized and rude, fear herds us into a prison of unlocked doors. Wouldn't it be great to walk out?
What causes anxiety disorders?
Our understanding of the roots of anxiety disorders is very incomplete. Anxiety disorders constitute a class of mental health issues, and the underlying causes for each one may vary. It is not clear, for example, why a specific phobia might afflict one person but not another. It’s likely that genetic and environmental factors combine to make some people more susceptible to certain anxiety disorders, and research is currently being done to increase our knowledge.
We’ve all felt worried or anxious at one point or another. Taking a test in school, interviewing for a job, undergoing a tax audit, facing an unexpected health crisis – these are the types of situations that many people find stressful and which might provoke intense feelings of unease.
We cannot protect ourselves from unexpected bad news. But we can root ourselves in our unchanging God, who will be with us even in the worst.
When the internal and external voices whisper lies, we want our children to know, deep in their souls, that the only One who gets to define them is the One who created them and calls them beloved.
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Suffering and worry often go hand in hand. One of the greatest battles I wage on a daily basis is with anxiety over sickness—especially during the cold winter months when it’s nearly impossible to avoid.
I paced my home trying to think of the best place to lie down in case I died. My heart was pounding, and I felt an immense amount of chest pressure and pain. I was light-headed, weak and I couldn’t catch my breath. My husband was at work, and all my children in the house were asleep. My red sofa seemed like the most appropriate place to perish, so I slowly made my way over, curled up in a ball in my favorite morning coffee groove and dialed 911.
Recently I wrote “Some Things You Should Know About Christians Who Struggle With Anxiety” over at Tim Challies’ wonderful blog. Among the many responses it got was a frequent call for a follow-up article in which I could talk about some things that I’ve found helpful in my battle with anxiety and depression. Well, good news. Seven years of dealing with these disorders—coupled with an incorrigible tendency to analyze and overthink everything—have yielded a number of them.
The way you fight the good fight for faith is by meditating on God’s assurances of future grace and by asking for the help of his Spirit.
He won a Super Bowl, but found himself with the same growing sense of need. Clint learned the hard way that even the greatest wins can feel like failures.
God's Word is filled with many good, useful, and true things that are meant to help you in your struggle with worry and fear.
It's critical that we train ourselves to manage our anxiety in order to protect our children. Here are some things can do as parents to overcome anxiety.
Author Deborah Pegues offers an insightful look at worry and anxiety and presents effective strategies to deal with the stress they cause.
Unfortunately, kids don’t always tell us what’s bothering them. So it’s often up to parents to figure out how to help kids overcome anxiety.
Discover the symptoms, causes, diagnosis advice, treatment options and related conditions of anxiety disorders.
Do you know a friend or loved one who suffers from fear, anxiety, and depression and do not know what to do? If so, here are six ways on how to help the person you care about in these kinds of situations.
Give your wandering mind a place to unload by journaling to ease your anxiety, worry and stress from the day.
Training our brains to battle anxiety through minor troubles develops emotional stamina to endure the harder times when they come.
Learn about anxiety disorders, including signs and symptoms, types, risk factors, and potential treatments and therapies.
Occasional anxiety is an expected part of life. You might feel anxious when faced with a problem at work, before taking a test, or before making an important decision. But anxiety disorders involve more than temporary worry or fear. For a person with an anxiety disorder, the anxiety does not go away and can get worse over time. The symptoms can interfere with daily activities such as job performance, schoolwork, and relationships.
Understand how to cope with anxiety about school shootings and other traumatic events and find God's peace in the uncertainty of life.
Anxiety is not that simple because it often misunderstood to be simply that a person is stressing too much. There is a distinct difference between the sin of anxiety and the mental health disorder of anxiety that is characterized by physical changes in the brain. Anxiety is both a mental health issue and a spiritual issue.
Life is full of surprises, challenges and questions – and sometimes we all need help finding answers. Are you struggling in your marriage? Is your son or daughter involved in activities that have you worried? Or maybe you’re facing an unexpected pregnancy or navigating conflict with your aging parents. Whether you’re in the midst of a major crisis or simply a perplexing situation, we have compiled resources that can point you in the right direction. And remember – we’re constantly updating our content, so check back frequently for the latest and greatest resources.