Okay, it's agreed that some sensations have to be dealt with!! Feelings of anxiety can cause all sorts of interesting symptoms that reek havoc with your body.
Increase in heart rate, chest pain, trembling, choking sensation, gagging sensation, nausea, and trouble breathing are only a few that could be mentioned. Every person has their "signature" symptoms. For some, the sensations are so bad that they have trouble functioning and for others they rarely experience anxiety but when they do it's always in a certain way ie: stomach ache, or headache.
This spotting phrase works on the premise that if a sensation has been created then it can also be destroyed. We only need to slow down and allow it to go away. Don't fight it, don't argue with it - accept it and things will settle down.
Feelings are NOT facts.
"Oh no!! I can't breathe - I feel like I'm going to die!!"
Remind yourself that feelings are not facts and that feelings and sensations come and go, rise and fall if you let them. You are in control of your body, your body is not in control of you.
"Why is this happening to me?" is a common question Christians will ask when faced with extreme anxiety or depression. The fact is that you may never find out. That being said when things get bad - it's often a clue that something in your life needs to addressed. Whether it's physical (hormones), emotional (a past that needs resolving), relational (a relationship that needs work or reconciliation), social (imbalance in the way of isolation or busyness) or spiritual (living in a sin that needs repentence) - it's time to make a change for the better.
"The LORD is good to those whose hope is in him, to the one who seeks him; it is good to wait quietly for the salvation of the LORD."
Lamentations 3:25-26
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