I suffer from a severe mental illness, and it's very common to suffer from fear and worry over irrational things. I have been redeemed by God. That much I know, and is settling me as I type this... But my suffering is great from the illness, and I hate having irrational thoughts. I can't shut it out, and if I do my thing, normal everyday stuff, all of a sudden I get very scared. I usually freeze, and though doing nothing at all seems silly, it's a natural response because I want to escape the irrational thoughts.
The only thing I can do, I've found, is to reach our Father in some type of prayer. The prayer may be messy, unrehearsed and totally informal. But what better way to express yourself to the Father than to just say what you feel like, every single thing that is upsetting you?
I don't know if anyone else has mental illness on this forum, my guess is there is, but I just wanted to share this with you. Pray when you suffer fear and God will calm you. But you need to seek Him. Get plenty of sleep, treat your body right, and put positive Godly thoughts in your head. Build your faith while the time is good. Then when you fall into fear, you'll remember to go to the Father, to pray, and have assurance and faith in the process.
God bless everybody.
The only thing I can do, I've found, is to reach our Father in some type of prayer. The prayer may be messy, unrehearsed and totally informal. But what better way to express yourself to the Father than to just say what you feel like, every single thing that is upsetting you?
I don't know if anyone else has mental illness on this forum, my guess is there is, but I just wanted to share this with you. Pray when you suffer fear and God will calm you. But you need to seek Him. Get plenty of sleep, treat your body right, and put positive Godly thoughts in your head. Build your faith while the time is good. Then when you fall into fear, you'll remember to go to the Father, to pray, and have assurance and faith in the process.
God bless everybody.