Category: Anxiety

  • Character, then Happiness

    Yes, God wants us to be happy. But it’s not #1 on His list of priorities. It isn’t #1 on any parent’s list of priorities. Why? I want my kids to happy. But this doesn’t mean I want them to have whatever they want at every moment. What’s much more…

  • Goodbye, Perfectionism!

    It wasn’t perfect. It wasn’t perfect. It wasn’t perfect. Something went wrong! It was only 95% good. The other 5% was bad. It was a failure! What on earth makes us think things like this? It sounds so silly when you step back and read it. But that’s what goes…

  • Do It Badly!

    Got a dream but can’t make it happen? Can’t even get started? Perfectionism could be the problem. Perfectionism causes anxiety that can be downright paralyzing. I’ve had many symptoms of perfectionism since I can remember. This doesn’t mean that I do everything perfectly. This means that if I’m afraid I…

  • Springtime Blues

    I’ve had trouble in the springtime for as long as I can remember. While most people were happily loving the warmer air and the increased hours of daylight, I was often increasingly depressed and anxious. Sometimes I would take more naps just so I could skip part of the day…

  • Problems: Why the Fish Won’t Grant My Wish!

    It’s Sunday morning. 10:30 a.m. I’m not normally home right now, and I’m not normally writing. I’m normally in church. But since every germ within a hundred square miles seems to have invaded our home, I’m raising the white flag. We’re staying home today. So, since I couldn’t go to…

  • “I think I’m Going Blind!” – and Other Anxieties

    Floaters! It started a few weeks ago. I was noticing floaters in my eyes. If you’ve had floaters before, you know what I mean. The squiggly lines, specks, and cobwebs happily floated across my vision as I went through my daily life. If I looked at a computer screen, they…

  • Control, Anxiety, and Learned Helplessness

    For the past couple of weeks, I’ve been going back and forth between listening to a motivational speaker and reading a book about how our human desire to control everything leads to a great deal of anxiety. Think positive. If we want to do anything in life, we must believe…

  • Are You Insecure Over Stuff That’s All In Your Head?

    My husband and I had been married for just a couple of years when we decided to attend a one-day marriage seminar. I was hoping that I would see a certain friend and her husband there. But when they didn’t show up, I thought, “Well, why would they attend a…