Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. Galatians 6:2 Anxiety is a physiological problem that requires real, actionable solutions. I’ve detailed twelve strategies over the last three weeks. This week, we turn to answering the question, “How can I help someone else?” But first, I’ll start by building a picture of the perfect storm. It’s the storm that caused my anxiety. (Obviously I’m just one person and everyone’s experience is unique and different.) I

We tend to think of the mind quite abstractly as just our thoughts, but the mind is also a physical organ. The brain has a physical form and much like any other organ in the body, it can be sickly, be healthy and be made well again. And much like any other organ, healing leaves scars or permanent changes behind.

For so he giveth his beloved sleep. Psalm 127:2b When I was first struggling with panic attacks and anxiety, the advice was to pray more and read my Bible because I "lacked faith". I even had more than one person suggest I was demonically oppressed. (Though honestly, my husband, as a missionary to Niugini, recognises genuine demonic oppression far better than any typical Westerner.) But anxiety is a physiological problem, and therefore needs physical solutions. Last week I in

And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. Genesis 1:31a Let’s set the record straight: Panic and anxiety are a physiological problem, not a spiritual one. They aren’t sin. They aren’t a failure. They aren’t a lack of faith. And they aren’t your fault. We all inhabit mortal bodies subject to decay. Panic and anxiety are no more within your spiritual control than cancer or a broken bone. And like many medical problems, there are solutions. Real on