A friend of mine has struggled with some pretty strong chronic anxiety issues for many years now and things have worsened. Mostly, he is constantly anxious and worrying all of the time. I've looked into what I can find on my own, other than the usual, avoid these foods, eat these foods, exercise...etc., but is there any other effective option? I've even tried looking into supplements, which seems to have helped him some, but it's not 100%. Are there any studies of parasitic infections that could cause this? Maybe he needs prayer as he could be under attack from the enemy? I'm at a loss. He has even prayed over it and he has told me he keeps running into all sorts of signs telling him to trust God and not worry in various forms. When he seems to get the message, he stops seeing those signs and he relaxes for a while, only to revert later. He has even gone to random churches where a pastor straight up said he felt compelled to give a specific sermon over again and it would pertain to his anxiety. He will see the same numbers on the clock over and over, feel like he has to look up a bible verse and it ends up being along the lines of trusting God (Psalm 91, John 11:11 for example) I think it helps him, but he still struggles. Does anyone have any suggestions or recommendations? Clearly, I think God is answering him and telling him to be calm.
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I wholeheartedly believe a Trump victory will work wonders for anxiety.
I'm sure that will just about cure all our ills at this point fren!
For a more specific answer, and you guys may have heard this before, try placing left hand over stomach, picturing a pond or lake and breath in, hold, then out, longer than intake. 4, 7, 8. A seconds count if that helps. Breathe in through nose, out through mouth. The visualization is an extra that I use. As you picture the body of water, calm any waves to ripples then to pristine calm until as if flat glass. As you get experienced with this technique you'll be able to call up the state of calm easier and with less effort. Have used it to get better scores on blood pressure checks and to keep the cross hairs steady. Wife is a studying naturapath and im an enthusiast for non-allopathic remedies, having studied hypnosis extensively as well. Also, if you live where it's available, harvesting a bit of mugwort and making some tea gives me a crazy relaxed day on the following. Best of luck, fren.