Overcoming Worry and Generalised Anxiety Disorder, 2nd Edition (Overcoming Books): A self-help guide using cognitive behavioural techniques

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Nothing relieves stress better than a meaningful connection to another person. Working with pets and other animals has also been shown to improve mood and reduce stress and anxiety. Tip 6: Practice mindfulness

The following quotes for anxiety are extracts from two of my articles. Use these techniques for yourself or introduce them to your child. For instance, an exposure exercise could be intentionally disagreeing with a boyfriend or imagining what it would be like to get into a major argument. Repetition helps with exposure, so repeating an exposure until it all becomes more boring than anxiety-provoking can be important. Cregg DR, Cheavens JS. Gratitude interventions: effective self-help? A meta-analysis of the impact on symptoms of depression and anxiety. J Happiness Stud. 2021;22(1):413-445. doi:10.1007/s10902-020-00236-6 Application Question: In what ways have you experienced the harm of worry—physically, mentally, and spiritually? To Overcome Worry, We Must Pursue God’s PromisesYou may believe that your constant worrying is harmful, that it’s going to drive you crazy or affect your physical health. Or you may worry that you’re going to lose all control over your worrying—that it will take over and never stop. You can ask your doctor for a referral to a psychologist or other mental health professional who uses

Shoulds’ and ‘should-nots.’ Holding yourself to a strict list of what you should and shouldn't do and beating yourself up if you break any of the rules. “I should never have tried starting a conversation with her. I'm such a moron.” The ability to bring to bring ourselves out of ruminations on the past or on possible futures is truly an essential ingredient of a life worth living. Another promise in Isaiah 26:3 says, “You keep him in perfect peace whose mind is stayed on you, because he trusts in you.” If we are going to have peace when life is bad, we must make it our aim to keep our minds on God. Get rid of ungodly TV shows, ungodly magazine articles, ungodly music, and ungodly conversations. If we put nothing but God in our hearts and minds through worship, prayer, fellowship, and serving, we’ll find our worries dissipate. MacDonald, W. (1995). Believer’s Bible Commentary: Old and New Testaments. (A. Farstad, Ed.) (p. 2281). Nashville: Thomas Nelson. Have someone catch a spider and place it in a jar or enclosed box where you can look at it for a substantial amount of time. This can be one of the hardest steps. You can have the friend there in the beginning for support, but eventually, you should be able to look at the spider walk around on its own without anyone around. Keep forcing yourself to do this until the spider no longer causes fear. Don't try to fight the fear you experience either- you need to be comfortable being afraid without looking down on yourself.Look at the birds in the sky: They do not sow, or reap, or gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you more valuable than they are?... Why do you worry about clothing? Think about how the flowers of the field grow; they do not work or spin. Yet I tell you that not even Solomon in all his glory was clothed like one of these! And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t he clothe you even more, you people of little faith? Support Groups – List of support groups in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and South Africa. (Anxiety and Depression Association of America) Application Question: What is the difference between concern and worry? What are the things that you commonly worry about? How is God calling you to focus more on eternal matters? To Overcome Worry, We Must Focus on Our Father’s Providential Care

I hope you have enjoyed these inspirational quotes for anxiety sufferers. Why not share this article with a fellow anxiety sufferer, whether that’s your child, a family member or a friend?As you will see in this quote from my article on supporting an anxious child as an anxious parent I believe having anxiety puts you in a unique position to support others: What then shall we say about these things? If God is for us, who can be against us? Indeed, he who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, freely give us all things?