I clung to my mother, almost breaking her skin as I plunged my fingers into her arms. Shaking, my heart pounding, terrified, I bury my face in his lap. She sat helplessly, stroking my hair and speaking softly to me until I calm down. .
The source of my terror? Absolutely nothing.
- My anxiety attacks started around age 9.
- Years later.
- When my daughter was about the same age.
- I was devastated to discover that I was beginning to experience the same symptoms.
- The manifestation was almost identical and.
- As I have learned.
- Hereditary.
For the first time in my life, I was grateful for this personal monster, because I could fully identify with what my daughter was going through, even if it was heartbreaking to see that relentless anxiety stole your joy.
When I became a Christian at thirty, meeting Christ led me to free myself from anxiety, but my transformation did not stop the torment of my daughter’s irrational and unfounded fear, and I had to face the terrible task of helping her get out of the other. Side.
The National Institute of Health reports that more than 25% of American children are diagnosed with some form of clinical anxiety. But whether clinical or not, all children are afraid.
When our daughter began to have anxiety attacks, we didn’t know how to help her, through trials, mistakes, and many prayers, we found 5 things that helped her free he he he or she from the bonds of fear, allowing her to become a competent, cheerful, and adult person practically anxiety-free.
Nothing speaks more of love than a good listening ear. Proverbs 18. 15 says: “The ear of the wise seeks knowledge. Listen to your son. All right with your head, repeat what they say, make eye contact and sit quietly.
This is not the time to give advice. Let them talk and make sure they know you’ve heard them.
Honesty is in fact the best policy. There’s no need to deny or disguise the intensity of irrational fear of an anxiety attack, but as long as you recognize fear, don’t give it credit. Help them see that God is greater. Show your children to overcome it in the face of fear. Don’t fight him. More correctly, take care of it. It’s going to happen.
You can help them recite with you Philippians 4. 13: “I can do anything that strengthens me. “Like all emotions, fear and anxiety are more than just mental experiences; There’s always an organic look. Simply encouraging them to breathe deeply and slowly through the nose and exhale through the mouth can greatly help. Remind your children that they can do this when they are afraid and ponder the truth of what they are repeating.
Every time my daughter was anxious, I’d say, “Tell me the truth. “In other words, it’s important to keep perspective during an anxiety attack. Look outside of you and see what’s really going on. Is there anything to be afraid of at the time? Together, make a list of everything you know is true at the time.
Remind your children that the enemy is him?Father of lies? (John 8. 44), and that Heavenly Father is the only one who deserves to be heard. Show your children that their strength comes from Christ, while fear comes from the enemy (2 Timothy 1. 7). Tell them about Peter and the waves, encouraging them to focus on Christ so that they can walk on the waters of joy and the freedom of fear (Matthew 14:28-33).
When your children begin to feel anxious, stop everything and pray with them. This is a golden opportunity to help them realize the importance of prayer. It’s also a good reminder for us as parents.
Teach your children to turn to God with their fears. Scripture instills them so they can send when they are anxious.
Don’t worry about anything; in everything, however, he makes known your requests before God, through prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving (Philippians 4. 6)
Throw all your anxiety about him, because he takes care of you. (1 Stone 5. 7)
The Lord your God is in your midst, able to save you; He will rejoice in you with joy; he will renew you in his love, rejoice in you with joy (Sophonie 3. 17) ARA
Work together to perpetuate these verses in memory. My daughter told me to memorize key verses, especially Philippians 4. 6, helped her calm down and keep moving when anxiety threatened to paralyze her.
Does modern culture place children at the center of the universe, yours and everyone else’s?But it is not biblical, our children must learn that Christ is the center, that everything we do should glorify him, and that in doing so we will receive great joy and peace, when we model our children by trusting in Christ (unlike the pattern of having a fearful, confident mind), we train them in how they should act (Proverbs 22. 6)
Having permission to withdraw from life (staying at home without going to school, isolating yourself from friends, interrupting all activities) in response to anxiety is, I think, a mistake that many parents make, it is my daughter’s experience and mine that when we stay in the game, focusing on Christ and telling us the truth, we go out on the other side stronger , stronger and closer to our only Source of Peace.
Every effort must be made to show his children that God is more real than his fears; He loves them and will rejoice in reassuring them and alleviating their fears with Christ’s incomparable love. The freedom of fear by focusing on Christ is the door to joy, just permanent joy and powerful enough to overcome stubborn strengths like fear.