I’ve struggled with anxiety and depression since I was 16 years old. 💭🖤

I won’t lie — it took me years to find anything that truly helped. Even when I was trying my best, I still struggled with attendance at work. No matter what job I had, that was always the one issue. It wasn’t my effort. It wasn’t my ability. It was my mental health.

In 2013, I found Joyce Meyer, and I can honestly say that listening to her messages and reading her books helped me start retraining my brain. 📖✨ She gave me tools to recognize my thought patterns and interrupt them.

Now, when “the black cloud” starts creeping in, I can actually see it coming. 🌧️ I’m able to catch myself, redirect my thoughts, and make it pass faster than I ever could before. That alone feels like growth.

The most honest answer I can give anyone struggling is this: it takes time. 🕊️ Retraining your brain doesn’t happen overnight. It’s daily work. It’s awareness. It’s patience with yourself.

But healing is possible. And even small progress is still progress. 💜✨

💜 Joyce Meyer has saved my life and my mental health more than once.

One thing I love about her ministry is that she often offers books for a donation of any amount. If you go to her website and look, you’ll usually find a few titles available that way. You can literally donate $1 and receive the book. 🙌📚

That’s how I’ve been able to build most of my collection. I can’t always afford full price, but $1? That I can do. 💜

If you’re going through something, need encouragement, or are looking for a specific title, let me know. I probably have it — and I’d be happy to ship it to you. 🤍📦

We all need a little hope sometimes. If something has helped me, I want to pass it on. ✨

I will try these techniques also. I have bad physical anxiety. A lot more than mental. Idk why but I do. Have y’all ever read the rules of a sea turtle 🐢. I’ll send a picture. I have RLS and when my anxiety kicks in it makes that worse. Remember you’re not ever alone. Our precious Jesus is with us always. I know when you’re feeling the anxiety and not getting any relief it’s hard to think that you’re not alone. I have thought that so many times. Prayer every morning before work helps. I always say Your will be done Jesus. And I also say that I want to be a better person than I was the day before. God bless you Lore.

@A MyFibroTeam Member yeah I changed my mind. I am going to move out of my house. I probably will not have cable or my nails done but I will have a place to call my own.

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@A MyFibroTeam Member Just piggybacking off of something you mentioned about not knowing when and how to apply what you’ve learned.

It might help to try and recognize how you feel in your body when your anxiety kicks in.
Once you start being able to recognize those sensations you can begin to pause prior to giving those intrusive thoughts much weight. These sensations can eventually become your cues for when to apply your therapy tools. 💛

You may find reading about the 90 second rule helpful. It basically says learning to pause or wait for 90 seconds or so before letting your mind get involved or reacting can help it pass.
This has helped me go into fight or flight much less.

Happy Friday, Lore. Wishing you more moments grounded in the present.
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