Well there are a few ways. One is a natural product called L-Theanine. It works and it works well. The more anxiety I have the more I take. Normally I only take one capsule (100mg) per night but when things are causing me to have anxious thoughts I take more.
Music is another way. Songs like Que Sera Sera by Doris Day
"Que Sera, Sera,
Whatever will be, will be
The future's not ours, to see
Que Sera, Sera
What will be, will be."
A Christian chorus "I
have the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart, down in my heart, down in my
heart, I have the joy, joy, joy, joy down in my heart, down in my heart to
stay.
Another Christian chorus
"the joy of the Lord is my strength (4x)"
From the musical Annie "the
sun will come out tomorrow...."
A Christian chorus:
Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone), Jesus is the Answer. Actually the list
of chorus' could go on and on as music does touch my soul.
God. God is the way! God
is my strength. Without God I would not be where I am today.
I truly believe that
anxiety is a medical condition and not everyone suffers from it. Some people
will feel anxious at times but not something that lasts for a long period.
People with true anxiety often have thoughts in their head that they cannot
explain, they have no idea why they would even think things like that. I have
had those kinds of thoughts. Thoughts of "maybe I should just stop my car
on the tracks" but as soon as these kinds of thoughts came into my mind I
knew they were "crazy" or "wrong" and that I would
(hopefully not) ever consider them. But why? Why did they even come into my
head? These things I cannot explain but I do know that with God's help, with
the help of L-Theanine (a natural "drug") I do not have those kinds
of thoughts.
Do I have any anxiety
these days? Sometimes. We are in the beginning of a kitchen reno so that might
cause some. People have caused some. But through it all I am trusting that God
will see me through one day at a time.
(another old chorus just
came to mind)
I'm only human; I'm just a man
Help me believe in what I could be and all that I amShow me the stairway
I have to climb
Lord for my sake
Teach me to take
One day at a time
One day at a time, sweet Jesus
That's all I'm asking from you
Give me the strength to do everything that I have to do
Yesterday's gone sweet Jesus
And tomorrow may never be mine
Help me today
Show me the way
One day at a time.
Could you remember
When you walked among men
Jesus, you know when you're looking below
It's worse now than then
Pushin' and shovin' crowd in your mind
Lord for my sake
Teach me to take
One day at a time
Have I cured my anxiety? No. Is is much better? Yes. Will I continue to suffer from it? Probably. Have I learned how to ease it? Yes.
I pray that these songs, my words, God's words, medical help (not only natural "drugs" but good counselling) would help anyone who might come across this page.
