The document discusses anxiety about major life decisions like choosing a college major or dealing with fears about the future. It describes anxiety as the brain's reaction to stress and potential threats. While feeling anxious during challenging times is normal, excessive anxiety that interferes with daily life could be a disorder. The document recommends coping strategies for dealing with anxiety like distracting activities, social support, and turning to religious texts for comfort. Relying on one's faith and viewing God as a source of strength is presented as an effective way to overcome anxiety.

1. HAVE YOU TRIED BEING IN A
SITUATION WHEREIN YOU NEED TO
MAKE BIG DECISIONS IN LIFE?
LIKE, WHAT COURSE SHOULD I TAKE
IN COLLEGE?
IN WHAT SCHOOL SHOULD I ENROL?

2. OR DO YOU HAVE FEARS ABOUT
YOUR FUTURE?
LIKE, WILL I BE ABLE TO LAND A
GOOD JOB AFTER GRADUATION?

3. WHAT IF I END UP BEING A FAILURE
IN MY STUDIES AND CAREER?
WHAT IF I CANNOT PASS THAT
ADMISSION TEST AND END UP
GETTING A COURSE WHICH I DO
NOT LIKE?

4. YES, STUDENTS LIKE US HAVE SO
MANY THINGS TO BE ANXIOUS
ABOUT, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT
COMES TO OUR FUTURE.
WELL NOW, LET US TALK ABOUT
THIS FEELING OF ANXIETY AND
HOW TO OVERCOME IT.

5. I HAVE TRIED FEELING SO ANXIOUS,
UP TO THE POINT THAT I CANNOT
SLEEP WELL BECAUSE OF
OVERTHINKING AND I REALLY,
REALLY HATE THE FEELING.

6. MAYBE LIKE LEAH, YOU HAVE TRIED
FEELING SO ANXIOUS ABOUT
ANYTHING AND THE FEELING
BROUGHT YOU SO MUCH
DISCOMFORT.

7. ANXIETY IS A FEELING OF FEAR,
DREAD AND UNEASINESS. IT IS
BRAIN’S WAY OF REACTING TO
STRESS AND ALERTING YOU TO
POTENTIAL DANGER AHEAD.

8. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT OFTEN
MAKES ME FEEL ANXIOUS IS WHEN I
AM CONFRONTED WITH PROBLEMS.
THERE WAS A TIME THAT WE HAD A
FAMILY PROBLEM.

9. AND ALONG WITH IT, I ALSO HAD SO
MANY SCHOOL TASKS AT HAND. IT
GAVE ME SO MUCH STRESS THAT I
ALMOST FAILED MY SUBJECTS AND I
ALMOST HAD A NERVOUS
BREAKDOWN.

10. EVERYONE FEELS ANXIOUS NOW
AND THEN. FOR EXAMPLE, YOU MAY
WORRY WHEN FACED WITH A
PROBLEM AT WORK, SCHOOL OR
FAMILY, BEFORE TAKING A TEST, OR
BEFORE MAKING AN IMPORTANT
DECISION.

11. OR MAYBE LIKE LEAH, YOU MAY
FEEL ANXIOUS WHEN YOU ARE
CONFRONTED WITH SO MANY
TASKS AND PROBLEMS ALL AT THE
SAME TIME.

12. WHILE BEING ANXIOUS ABOUT
ANYTHING IS JUST NORMAL,
DWELLING IN THE FEELING FOR A
LONGER PERIOD OF TIME MAY LEAD
TO A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM.

13. ANXIETY DISORDER IS A MENTAL
ILLNESS THAT CAUSES CONSTANT
AND OVERWHELMING WORRY AND
FEAR. THIS MAY BE CAUSED BY BAD
EXPERIENCES IN THE PAST, OR BY
TOO MUCH STRESS.

14. EXCESSIVE ANXIETY CAN MAKE YOU
AVOID WORK, SCHOOL, FAMILY GET-
TOGETHERS, AND OTHER SOCIAL
SITUATIONS THAT MIGHT TRIGGER
OR WORSEN YOUR SYMPTOMS.

15. ACCORDING TO WORLD HEALTH
ORGANIZATION, SYMPTOMS OF
ANXIETY DISORDER MAY INCLUDE
PANIC ATTACKS, EXCESSIVE FEAR IN
SOCIAL SITUATION, AND EXCESSIVE
FEAR ABOUT SEPARATION FROM
INDIVIDUALS YOU HAVE DEEP
EMOTIONAL BOND.

16. TO AVOID GETTING INTO A MORE
SERIOUS PROBLEM, IT IS NECESSARY
TO HAVE COPING MECHANISM
WHENEVER YOU FEEL ANXIOUS.

17. YOU MAY TRY DIVERTING YOUR
MIND THROUGH YOUR HOBBIES,
LISTENING TO UPLIFTING MUSIC OR
JUST SIMPLY TALKING TO THE
PEOPLE AROUND YOU WHO COULD
GIVE YOU ENCOURAGEMENT.

18. ONE OF THE THINGS THAT HELPED
ME OVERCOME MY ANXIETIES IS
LISTENING TO SOME ENCOURAGING
WORDS FROM THE PEOPLE WHO
ARE DEAR TO ME.

19. ALSO, I FIND IT COMFORTING WHEN
I LISTEN TO THE WORD OF GOD. IT
GIVES ME A DIFFERENT KIND OF
COMFORT. ONE OF MY FAVORITE
VERSES FROM THE BIBLE IS

20. PHILIPPIANS 4:6-7
DO NOT BE ANXIOUS ABOUT ANYTHING, BUT
IN EVERY SITUATION, BY PRAYER AND
PETITION, WITH THANKSGIVING, PRESENT
YOUR REQUEST TO GOD. AND THE PEACE OF
GOD, WHICH TRANSCENDS ALL
UNDERSTANDING, WILL GUARD YOUR
HEARTS AND MINDS IN CHRIST JESUS.

21. WHENEVER I AM IN NEED OR WHEN I
HAVE MY PROBLEMS OR ANXIETIES, I
ALWAYS ASK GOD TO GRANT ME A
STRONG MIND TO FIGHT MY ANXIETIES
AND THINK OF WAYS TO SOLVE MY
PROBLEMS. I PRAY TO GOD FOR PEACE
OF MIND SO THAT I COULD ORGANIZE
MY THOUGHTS AND ACTIONS.

22. IT IS GREAT THAT LEAH LEARNED TO
LEAN ON TO THE WORD OF GOD IN
ORDER TO OVERCOME THE FEELING
OF ANXIETY.

23. YES, THERE ARE SO MANY WAYS TO
OVERCOME ANXIETY BUT HAVING
GOD AS OUR MAIN SOURCE OF
STRENGTH, WE CAN SURELY WIN
THE BATTLE AGAINST IT.

24. WE SHOULD REMEMBER, THAT GOD
IS OUR VERY PRESENT HELP IN
TIMES OF DISTRESS AND IN TIMES
OF NEED.

25. WHEN WE DRAW NEAR TO HIM, HE
WILL GRANT US EVERYTHING THAT
WE NEED, INCLUDING THAT PEACE
OF MIND AND HEART.

26. SO, WHY ARE YOU SO ANXIOUS
ABOUT THE FUTURE? LET US NOT
WORRY ABOUT TOMORROW
BECAUSE AS WHAT GOD SAYS,
TOMORROW WILL WORRY ABOUT
ITS OWN THING.

27. THAT’S ALL FOR OUR CHIT CHAT
ABOUT OVERCOMING ANXIETY. I
HOPE YOU LEARNED SOMETHING
FROM US.
THANK YOU FOR LISTENING!