Fighting Back Against Fear

Hi! Welcome to Functionalish! In response to the growing anxiety world-wide about the Coronanirus, I’ve added this post to make available to you four previous teachings I’ve done within the last 10 years on fear and anxiety. Two are in outline format, and two are full transcripts. The full transcripts are also accompanied by the actual taping of the teaching. (Spoiler alert: I was 70 lbs heavier when these were taped, so I look a bit different.)

For some, this may be overload. But for others, these may be helpful. I discuss, among other things:

the physiology of fear
the difference between anxiety and worry
what happens when our natural defense against danger becomes a full-blown anxiety disorder
what the different anxiety disorders are and a few tips for dealing with each
both practical and biblical ways to deal with and eradicate anxiety and worry.

I sincerely hope you find them helpful to you during this time. Feel free to share them with others. All content is my own unless noted.

Peace to you, my Friends. I am praying for us all.

Freedom From Fear, Living Free Series, 2014

(A word of warning: when I copied this one into Google Docs the formatting of the outline got slightly wonky. I tried to fix it but it made me cry. I might have some cabin fever. And pms.)

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRQGVVcLZOmR9FVsiOOoP2zaGC9sEB7WfEdi5kv1-B0EKWAQqxPDq1Yi4atnwiXZMuHC847fTpWKAyP/pub

Called to Trust When Trust is Hard, Women’s Conference, 2017

https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vT3iwaEeNkJo-Is5FTxe_TdToz4zcNprjv6SkX2MqgiKcJJSeqjHO0j3QX3QSJFv5PLbZbrx7Fp3-6t/pub