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Anxiety is a physical condition marked by intense and persistent feelings of distress, fear, angst or dread. General anxiety caused by routine day-to-day stresses usually passes quickly and is experienced by almost everyone at one time or another. However, such feelings that linger over time and are very difficult to cope with, and which lack a clear cause, may indicate...

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mizkriz73
mizkriz73
I am goning to give up watching the news or even reading I swear. I am always hearing about terrible things. I hear about kids dying or getting kidnapped. Animals dying for no reason. Heart disease problems I could go on and on. I am already scared of everything. I am trying hard to keep my spirits up and now I am freaking out over the end of the world.
I am christian but I also have did some really bad things in my life. I am so scared I will either be one to be left behind or I will end up in hell. I have repented and I have changed my ways but I still feel this way.
I was doing great all day today. I am on new meds that are helping and practicing my breathing but still not back to were I need to be.
So I hope everyone else had a good day.
deleted_user
deleted_user
Giving up the news is not a bad idea for you right now. You are at a point in your life when your "alarms" are on "high", and you are overly sensitized and are going to over react to everything around you. Watching the news is not going to do anything but keep those alarms up and make you worry more. It is good that you recognize this and are willing to give it up until you are a little bit more grounded and not so easily worked up.

Keep practicing that breathing. You are doing great!
deleted_user
deleted_user
I gave up the news for quite a while for the same reasons. It did help. Instead of dealing with the world's troubles, I had a chamce to try and deal with my own problems. And remember that the guilt you are feeling is not coming from God. I struggle with this too, and have to keep reminding myself.
lovemycoffee999
lovemycoffee999
yes, give up news right now. don't go looking for your triggers. i had to learn this, too. as a whole, society is on information overload. i feel that if there is something important to know, someone will tell us.

we have all made mistakes. if you have repented, you are forgiven. God says so. he wants you to trust him and go on and share your talents w/ your family and the rest of the world.
Community LeaderMid
Mid
Yes, as long as you know you're being triggered by the news, it's a good idea to step back from it for a while. I use that time to take a short walk, watch the sky, or something that is calming.
Good for you!
Keep it up!
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