Anxiety

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I don't know if this is the right folder for this, but anyway...

Other than prayer, does anyone know a useful way to get rid of anxiety? I'm talking about negative thoughts about not being good enough, based on nothing more than a perfectionist personality type.

KWIM? :confused: :( :confused: :(
 
What helped me was first the realization and acceptance that I will never be good enough. Close on the heels of that is the wonderful truth that I don't have to be. God, when He saved me, exchanged my pathetic attempts at righteousness for His perfect righteousness through the precious shed blood of His Son, Jesus Christ. I will never be perfect but I must still strive to become more like Christ every day. Thankfully though, I no more have to be good enough because quite simply I am a daughter of the King!
 
There is a great book by Joyce Meyer called Approval Addiction and it addresses exactly the type of anxiety u r talking about. Ive read it and it is good. Yes, I know guys arent supposed to read her books.

The basic problem is that you arent happy until you have succeeded in doing the things u believe will bring you happiness. Problem is that youre happiness is based on things outside of you instead of inside of you.

Mulehide basically has the right attitude
 
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Lol I know ALL about anxiety. During highschool I suffered post traumatic stress disorder, and even though Im training as a health professional I still know what its like to deal with it.
Recently, I went through a period of anxiety and depression. I had no motivation to get out of bed let alone go to school, complete my work, eat regular meals and sleep normal hours. I felt a complete hopelessness in my academic situation, but luckily I had someone very close to me who I talked to about it who encouraged me and made me laugh and feel hope. We did bible study together and they helped me to feel accountable for what I was doing (or lack of lol). Support is very VERY important.
HOWEVER,
As Christians we need to learn to love and appreciate people but not use them as a crutch and become dependant on them. For we are all sinners and have only so much emotional support to give. Go to Jesus. Cry to him, vent out about all your issues - he can handle it. Dont feel ashamed, dont let other people tell you to harden up and get over it. Addionally I recommend you pray over yourself every night and every morning - esp when you least feel like cos thats what Satan wants you to do - give up and feel hopeless. Pray over yourself for protection from Satan and demonic attacks and also ask others to pray for you. I had my boyfriend, my Mom and my grandmother pray for me during this time, and I cant speak well enough of that lovely present.
Also, I recommend you memorise scripture. Esp verses that pull out to you when you read the bible. I hate memorising but I managed to memorise Philipians 4:8-9 which gave me comfort as well as something to work on - check it out.

Hope you feel better soon, and God bless
 
Anxiety is a difficult thing. You just have to throw the thoughts out. It's hard yeah I still struggle with it. But my uncle broke it down like this:

We're anxious because we think that people are talking about us or whatever.
Well why do we care if they are? Because we worry about our "image"
Well that relates to pride. We have to get rid of our pride because it corrupts us, we can't be truly humble with pride.
Just continue to pray about it and let God do his thing :)
 
Crisp_Monster said:
I don't know if this is the right folder for this, but anyway...

Other than prayer, does anyone know a useful way to get rid of anxiety? I'm talking about negative thoughts about not being good enough, based on nothing more than a perfectionist personality type.

KWIM? :confused: :( :confused: :(
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The great cure, it seems to me, is a clear conscience.

Of course, that means asking the Lord to show you what changes you need to make in your life.
 
"The basic problem is that you arent happy until you have succeeded in doing the things u believe will bring you happiness. Problem is that youre happiness is based on things outside of you instead of inside of you"

Wow this sounds rather egocentric to me! I think the problem of anxiety lies exactly in what you're saying and what Mrs. Mayer teaches, happiness doesn't come when we possess that which WE believe will make us happy, but rather when we follow that which Christ has established to be right and just. The focus should not be in ourselves but in Christ. Put your trust in him, not in you, and anxiety will be much easier burden to deal with.
 
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