Anxiety, Fear, & Worry
Chapter 1
"I Will Give You Rest"
As I write, for the sake of simplicity I will group "anxiety", "fear", and
"worry" under the term "anxiety." I realize each of these feelings is a
bit different from the others; but I am grouping them together
because they share similar root causes, and therefore the cure is
similar for all of them.
There are two types of anxiety, Specific and Generalized.
SPECIFIC ANXIETY
Specific Anxiety is what you feel when you are encountering a
specific situation. It can be as overwhelming as what you feel when a
wild bull is charging at you, or as minimal as the slight discomfort you
feel when you are sensing that you may have forgotten something at
the store.
Specific anxiety is easily dealt with; because when the event passes,
the uncomfortable feeling disappears. For example, you climb over a
fence to avoid the bull. When the danger is past, the feeling is gone.
GENERALIZED ANXIETY
Generalized Anxiety can also vary in intensity from overwhelming to a
slight discomfort. However, in this case there doesn't seem to be an
identifiable connection between the feeling and something specific.
Therefore, you can't do anything to end the feeling. Therein is the
problem.
THE FEELING
At carnivals they often have a “haunted house.” When you first go
inside, you don’t know what to expect. Then suddenly an ugly face
jumps out of the dark, and you jump back in fear. As you proceed
further, you are on edge, because you don’t know what else will
happen to frighten you; but you expect that it will.
When you leave the "haunted house," the feeling tends to dissipate
quickly; because you are no longer in the dark place where bad
things happen. This was a case of Specific Anxiety.
SPECIFIC TO GENERALIZED
However, some people are afraid of the dark, even though they are in
a completely safe place. In this case, somehow a Specific Anxiety
has become a Generalized Anxiety.
When a person is afraid of the dark, at some time in the past they had
a scary event, or series of scary events, that occurred in dark places.
This generalization is especially likely to have occurred when the
person was very little when the traumatic event(s) occurred, because
children tend to generalize.
For instance, suppose that when she was a child, a certain woman
had a very unpredictable mother. The little girl never knew when
mother would explode and then punish her severely. Mother was in
fact dangerous, and the little girl’s anxiety was warning her of this.
However, now she is a grown woman, and she is no longer subject to
mother’s outbursts; but she continually suffers from anxiety. The
message inside is no longer simply "Mother is unsafe," but it has
generalized to "life is unsafe." Because the traumas happened when
she was little, and they happened often, the woman may not be able
to connect Mom’s angry outbursts with the continual sense that the
world is not safe.
FEAR OF THE FEAR
Because the cause of the anxiety is hidden, Generalized Anxiety can
become a fearful thing in itself. It is a bit like being ambushed in the
"haunted house." If the attacks of anxiety are intense enough, you
may become anxious about the possibility of having another attack of
anxiety. This is the nature of "panic attacks." Once the ball gets
rolling, it can be an awful thing.
THERE IS A REASON
The good news is that there is a reason why the first person is
afraid of the dark, and the woman in my example always feels unsafe.
This is good news; because where there is a reason, a root cause,
there can be a cure. Once the root cause is identified and healed, the
anxiety will cease - completely, forever.
THEREFORE THERE IS A CURE
Through the provision that Jesus gave us, there is a way for the root
cause to be healed. Unfortunately, a general prayer to be set free
from the anxiety is not sufficient. You probably already know this.
Typically, the healing prayer must be directed at the specific root
cause.
WHAT IS THE CURE?
In order to accomplish this, you need detailed instructions. My book,
"I Will Give You Rest" is an instruction manual that will give you the
understanding that you need. You can read several chapters of the
book online for free, so that you can determine for yourself whether
what I am saying is true.
You are free to browse through the online chapters for free. You can
come and go from the website as often as you like. The various
chapters are listed on the left of every page.
YOUR FEELINGS ARE FRIENDS
I would recommend that you read the book in a different order than
the normal chapter order. Because of the importance of your
emotions in your situation, I would recommend that you start with
Chapter 11. Here you will discover that the terrible feeling of anxiety
is actually your friend, because it is giving you important information.
Anxiety is useful when you are facing a wild bull; because if you
didn't know it was a dangerous situation, you might get killed. In the
case of Generalized Anxiety, it is still giving you important
information, because it is telling you about the presence of the old,
hidden wound inside. Listening to your anxiety rather than running
from it is the only way for you to find out what the wound is, so it can
be healed.
Once it has been healed, you will have peace.
Be aware that when you read the chapters out of order, you may
bump into some terms with which you are not familiar, because they
were taught in earlier chapters which you have not yet read.
However, this should not interfere with the main messages in the
chapters you are reading out of order.
Help Yourself
You are free to spend as much time as you like on this website for
free.
You are free to come and go from the website as you
desire, and you can jump back in where you left off by
clicking on the appropriate chapter in the list on the left of
the web pages.
The Book In Print
The book is also available in print. You can buy a copy at any time by
clicking here, or on the "Buy A Book" link on the left of each web
page.
Copyright 2008 Edward Kurath
Chapter 1
"I Will Give You Rest"
As I write, for the sake of simplicity I will group "anxiety", "fear", and
"worry" under the term "anxiety." I realize each of these feelings is a
bit different from the others; but I am grouping them together
because they share similar root causes, and therefore the cure is
similar for all of them.
There are two types of anxiety, Specific and Generalized.
SPECIFIC ANXIETY
Specific Anxiety is what you feel when you are encountering a
specific situation. It can be as overwhelming as what you feel when a
wild bull is charging at you, or as minimal as the slight discomfort you
feel when you are sensing that you may have forgotten something at
the store.
Specific anxiety is easily dealt with; because when the event passes,
the uncomfortable feeling disappears. For example, you climb over a
fence to avoid the bull. When the danger is past, the feeling is gone.
GENERALIZED ANXIETY
Generalized Anxiety can also vary in intensity from overwhelming to a
slight discomfort. However, in this case there doesn't seem to be an
identifiable connection between the feeling and something specific.
Therefore, you can't do anything to end the feeling. Therein is the
problem.
THE FEELING
At carnivals they often have a “haunted house.” When you first go
inside, you don’t know what to expect. Then suddenly an ugly face
jumps out of the dark, and you jump back in fear. As you proceed
further, you are on edge, because you don’t know what else will
happen to frighten you; but you expect that it will.
When you leave the "haunted house," the feeling tends to dissipate
quickly; because you are no longer in the dark place where bad
things happen. This was a case of Specific Anxiety.
SPECIFIC TO GENERALIZED
However, some people are afraid of the dark, even though they are in
a completely safe place. In this case, somehow a Specific Anxiety
has become a Generalized Anxiety.
When a person is afraid of the dark, at some time in the past they had
a scary event, or series of scary events, that occurred in dark places.
This generalization is especially likely to have occurred when the
person was very little when the traumatic event(s) occurred, because
children tend to generalize.
For instance, suppose that when she was a child, a certain woman
had a very unpredictable mother. The little girl never knew when
mother would explode and then punish her severely. Mother was in
fact dangerous, and the little girl’s anxiety was warning her of this.
However, now she is a grown woman, and she is no longer subject to
mother’s outbursts; but she continually suffers from anxiety. The
message inside is no longer simply "Mother is unsafe," but it has
generalized to "life is unsafe." Because the traumas happened when
she was little, and they happened often, the woman may not be able
to connect Mom’s angry outbursts with the continual sense that the
world is not safe.
FEAR OF THE FEAR
Because the cause of the anxiety is hidden, Generalized Anxiety can
become a fearful thing in itself. It is a bit like being ambushed in the
"haunted house." If the attacks of anxiety are intense enough, you
may become anxious about the possibility of having another attack of
anxiety. This is the nature of "panic attacks." Once the ball gets
rolling, it can be an awful thing.
THERE IS A REASON
The good news is that there is a reason why the first person is
afraid of the dark, and the woman in my example always feels unsafe.
This is good news; because where there is a reason, a root cause,
there can be a cure. Once the root cause is identified and healed, the
anxiety will cease - completely, forever.
THEREFORE THERE IS A CURE
Through the provision that Jesus gave us, there is a way for the root
cause to be healed. Unfortunately, a general prayer to be set free
from the anxiety is not sufficient. You probably already know this.
Typically, the healing prayer must be directed at the specific root
cause.
WHAT IS THE CURE?
In order to accomplish this, you need detailed instructions. My book,
"I Will Give You Rest" is an instruction manual that will give you the
understanding that you need. You can read several chapters of the
book online for free, so that you can determine for yourself whether
what I am saying is true.
You are free to browse through the online chapters for free. You can
come and go from the website as often as you like. The various
chapters are listed on the left of every page.
YOUR FEELINGS ARE FRIENDS
I would recommend that you read the book in a different order than
the normal chapter order. Because of the importance of your
emotions in your situation, I would recommend that you start with
Chapter 11. Here you will discover that the terrible feeling of anxiety
is actually your friend, because it is giving you important information.
Anxiety is useful when you are facing a wild bull; because if you
didn't know it was a dangerous situation, you might get killed. In the
case of Generalized Anxiety, it is still giving you important
information, because it is telling you about the presence of the old,
hidden wound inside. Listening to your anxiety rather than running
from it is the only way for you to find out what the wound is, so it can
be healed.
Once it has been healed, you will have peace.
Be aware that when you read the chapters out of order, you may
bump into some terms with which you are not familiar, because they
were taught in earlier chapters which you have not yet read.
However, this should not interfere with the main messages in the
chapters you are reading out of order.
Help Yourself
You are free to spend as much time as you like on this website for
free.
You are free to come and go from the website as you
desire, and you can jump back in where you left off by
clicking on the appropriate chapter in the list on the left of
the web pages.
The Book In Print
The book is also available in print. You can buy a copy at any time by
clicking here, or on the "Buy A Book" link on the left of each web
page.
Copyright 2008 Edward Kurath
Divinely Designed
Being changed into the image of Jesus
Being changed into the image of Jesus
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