Facing Giants: Defeating Anxiety

I wanted to add some material supporting last week's teaching on anxiety. Don't miss the "FUN STUFF" at the end of the article. It's worth the read to get there!

Lots of us can recall the Charlie Brown cartoon where, after going through an entire list of fears people have, Lucy, the psychiatrist who is "in", lists pantiphobia, or the "fear of everything". Charlie Brown exclaims loudly, "That's it!" and knocks Lucy for a loop. (FunStuff 1) It seems that our culture is deeply suffering from "Pantiphobia" or a generalized anxiety. Many, even as they read this, can taste the adrenaline in their mouths and feel the tightness in their chests.

Look at some of the following stats (1):

• Anxiety disorders are the most common mental illness in the U.S., affecting 40 million adults in the United States age 18 and older, or 18.1% of the population every year.