Anxiety

Yes! I have an anxiety disorder and I'm not ashamed to talk about it.. Mental health is something MILLIONS of Americans struggle with.. It's almost like you have to be hush about it, because if you don't have a gaping bleeding hole in the side of your body, nothing is wrong with you.. But guess what, invisible illnesses are real.. I have struggled with anxiety and OCD since I was little.. Does that make me weird or different? No.. It makes me human... For a long time I thought having anxiety was my own fault and that it was an insult to God and if I just didn't talk about it, it would be okay.. Well no. It's not an insult to God and just because I'm a Christian doesn't mean I am exempt from having any issues. It just means that when I'm feeling anxious or panicked or overwhelmed (almost all the time lol) that I put my trust in the Lord and pray through it versus giving in to my anxiety symptoms and letting it get worse and worse. It's like being a child who is scared and looking to your dad for help.. In the same way, I have a severe anxiety disorder, but I look to the Lord for help to get me through it.. I pray that He uses my anxiety disorder as a way to glorify Him and to help other people who struggle with mental health issues.. I am not alone, and neither are you. I have finally started getting help. Yes, I have a job and I go to school and raise 2 kids, but I still struggle with leading a ''normal'' (whatever that is) life because of it. But like I said, I pray about it and put my trust in the Lord even though a lot of the times leaving the house is HARD... The definition of COURAGE is the ability to do something that frightens one. THROUGH JESUS I HAVE A TON OF COURAGE, and I can't make it through this life without HIM!