{"id":1889,"date":"2018-11-08T20:36:22","date_gmt":"2018-11-09T02:36:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/?p=1889"},"modified":"2019-05-17T15:11:00","modified_gmt":"2019-05-17T20:11:00","slug":"another-way-banishing-anxiety-part-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/belovedlove.org\/reflections\/2018\/11\/08\/another-way-banishing-anxiety-part-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Way — Banishing Anxiety Part 4"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Banishing<\/a>Another Way\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/pre>\n
Another Way\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Banishing Anxiety Part 4<\/i><\/p>\n
by Lydia Floren<\/p>\n
Anxiety is a difficult emotion to understand, much less overcome. \u00a0In this blog series, we have identified some great questions we can ask ourselves to help dispel our anxiety:<\/p>\n
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  1. What is the matter?<\/a><\/li>\n
  2. What am I afraid of?<\/a><\/li>\n
  3. How am I reacting? Am I fighting or fleeing?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    Today, we are going to look at another option we can choose, in response to anxiety, besides fighting or fleeing. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
    Another Way<\/b><\/h3>\n
    As believers, when we are faced with anxiety or fear, we have a third, much more powerful choice, that shatters this fear-flight-fight cycle.<\/b> Instead of fighting or fleeing, we can make the choice to focus, and then to stand. \u00a0<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n
    Focus on Truth<\/b><\/h3>\n
    One of the most effective ways of banishing anxiety is to focus on truth. Filling our minds with truth displaces our fear. Here are some truths I tell myself to remember, when I am feeling anxious: \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n
    Remember:\u00a0<\/span><\/h4>\n