Thank God for Anxiety

I wanted to get back to ya'll with more information on why I thank God for anxiety. Twice in the past 2 years I have suffered from severe anxiety and panic attacks so bad that I have had to take extended leaves from work. I couldn't drive to take my kids to their schools and after-school activities. I could barely even eat. I was "hanging on by a thread" and absolutely miserable. After a lot of searching online I came across the best answer I've found in handling panic attacks and general anxiety. It is the Panic Away program and I highly recommend purchasing it. I receive nothing for my recommendation to you. The strategies discussed in this program do work. And they can work immediately. So look into it...

One thing that was mentioned in this program was daily journaling or Morning Pages. This is discussed in great detail in a book titled "The Artist's Way". I highly recommend reading this book. God led me to these answers and by incorporating these strategies into my daily life my life has been transformed! Yes, I mean it.

I journal or complete my Morning Pages at least 5 days a week. I practice gratitude by reading my Bible every day and sometimes twice a day. I pray daily and often. This writing has helped me identify what I'm anxious about and I have found answers to what I need to do through my Bible readings and my writings. I hope this helps some of you.

As much as this anxiety has been an absolutely miserable, and frightening experience it has also been a life-changing experience because of the journey it's taken me on. I've found new lands, new experiences, and new frontiers to explore. I'm happier than I've been in a very long time and I have a new purpose in my life.

God has shown me a previously undiscovered talent of writing poetry and songs. I was quite literally a poet and didn't know it!

Today I'll leave you with a short poem that I wrote during some of my worst anxiety.

Have a blessed day!

Get Me Out of the Bed
Lord, help me get out of the bed
Quieten the fears swirling in my head
Give me the strength to get up and pursue
All the many things you would have me do.

Copyright 2008 Ginny Cruz