{"id":1881,"date":"2018-10-24T20:01:30","date_gmt":"2018-10-25T01:01:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/?p=1881"},"modified":"2019-05-17T13:09:56","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T18:09:56","slug":"afraid-banishing-anxiety-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/2018\/10\/24\/afraid-banishing-anxiety-part-2\/","title":{"rendered":"What Am I Afraid of?   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The signs of anxiety can be subtle: irritability, depression, desire to escape, mental fogginess, lack of concentration, tendency toward isolation, change in personality. So if we sit back for a minute, and ask ourselves, \u201cWhat is the matter?\u201d, and identify that we are anxious, we can move forward towards dispelling it.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>But before we talk about the next step in banishing anxiety, let\u2019s talk about what anxiety is.<\/p>\n<h3><b>What is anxiety?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>So, what is anxiety, really? There are all kinds of fancy definitions, but the bottom line is this: anxiety is fear. If you are anxious, you are afraid. You might be afraid of something in particular. Or, of multiple things. Or, you might<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>have a generalized sense of fear all the time, which we doctors call \u201cgeneralized anxiety disorder.\u201d <span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>What am I afraid of?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>The first step in banishing anxiety is to admit that we have it. The second step is to ask ourselves,\u00a0<i>What am I afraid of?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/i>What has changed? What is bothering me so much that my peace and hope has evaporated? What fear has paralyzed me, or kept me stuck in a cycle of discouragement and worry?<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>So, what AM I afraid of?<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Recently I have noticed some of the signs that let me know my anxiety levels are up. So what am I afraid of? Me, personally? Right now, I am afraid of losing my mother-in-law.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>She is 88 years old, and for the last couple of months has been in and out of the hospital (mostly in), with multiple medical problems.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>I am afraid of her having to suffer. And of watching her suffer. I am afraid of doing too much for her when she is ready to go. And I am afraid of not doing enough. And, most of all, I am afraid of losing her.<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Once I identify these fears, I can bring them to my Heavenly Father, my friend who is closer than a brother, who says \u201cYou don\u2019t need to be afraid. I am here with you. You are not alone. And you are not on your own. I love her more than you do. And I will help you, and the rest of her family, help her make the right decisions. And when the time is right, I will bring her home to Me. Just relax. And trust me. Rest in me. Rest with me.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>As I write these words, God\u2019s inexplicable peace settles over me.<\/p>\n<p>And the fear, the anxiety, goes away.<\/p>\n<p>Are you feeling unsettled? Not yourself? Take a moment and ask yourself: What am I afraid of?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Cast-all-your-anxiety.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1882\" src=\"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Cast-all-your-anxiety.jpeg\" alt=\"Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" srcset=\"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Cast-all-your-anxiety.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Cast-all-your-anxiety-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/Cast-all-your-anxiety-624x416.jpeg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by Lydia Floren The first step toward banishing anxiety is recognizing it is there. 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