Posted on 04/19/2010 10:30:17 AM PDT by Patriot1259
Not so long ago, I noticed something very strange. Each day about the same time, I would start to get a feeling of fear. I would begin to worry and no matter how good of a day I was having, I would find myself feeling down until the feeling finally passed. Sometimes it passed quickly; sometimes it went on for the remainder of the day or night. The only way I can describe it is that it felt as though chains were being wrapped around my chest and slowly tightened. The fear and worry I was experiencing was not allowing me to live my life. I often said to myself, “If things are going better and I can see that there is nothing to worry about tomorrow, then I will allow myself to be happy. I’ll allow myself to love my family like I should. I will put my whole self into worshiping the Lord. But if things are not better, I’m just going to hold back and keep worrying until I can find a good place to take a break and allow myself to be happy maybe for a day.”
After dealing with this feeling for so long, I just assumed it was part of my day, maybe even part of my makeup – who I was. For my whole life, I’ve always fretted and worried about one thing or another. Then, as I felt that awful feeling coming over me once more, my chest tightening, a feeling of anxiety setting in, suddenly my eyes were opened....
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Interesting, useful article.
LOL
I get that feeling sometimes. The usual ‘fix’ (relief) is to buy another box or two of ammo.
(US Marine saying = There is no such thing as too much ammo)
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