My husband and I were at a parking lot today and it was very crowded. He was driving and he had to circle the parking lot several times. I started to feel very nervous and I also started to feel my head starting to hurt. I knew there was nothing he could do, but I told him about how I was feeling and then I tried various techniques I knew to try to remain calm.
Despite all of these things, the situation was still difficult for me. However, I got through it because when I am dealing with anxiety, I feel like it is going to last forever and I don’t have any choices, but I have faith that it isn’t going to last forever and I have lots of choices. It is something that happens to me all the time. My headaches cause me to feel upset and anxious sometimes. Panic attacks cause to me to feel all kinds of anxiety symptoms. Even just leaving the house can cause me to feel anxiety symptoms. The worst part of anxiety is it feels like it is going to last forever and there are no choices. Yet, after having anxiety for years and giving my life to God, I have learned that anxiety is a great deceiver. It is like a funhouse mirror and makes the world seem different than what it really is. I have also learned to trust in God and when I do the world is full of possibility. It is constantly changing and there is nothing to fear because He stands beside me always. My faith saved me. May God’s peace reside in all of our lives.
