Scared again!
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Ethans Mommy!
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I can't stop these negative thoughts that are surrounding me that with all of this flu going around and the natural disasters and everything that something bad is going to happen to me or my family! I was reading this article online that people are talking about the world coming to an end and it seems like we are living in the last days and I just feel terrified. One of my biggest fears is dying. Any advise would be much appreciated! Thank you
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Hi Ethans Mommy
I know how you feel about the end of the world it can be very scary at times. I don't know what your stand is with religion but if you believe what the Bible says about believing that Christ is your savior then you have nothing to worry about because he will take care of you in those days.
God Bless......Rhonda M.
I know how you feel about the end of the world it can be very scary at times. I don't know what your stand is with religion but if you believe what the Bible says about believing that Christ is your savior then you have nothing to worry about because he will take care of you in those days.
God Bless......Rhonda M.
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No matter if the entire world begins blowing up around you, the only thing you or anyone can do is remain centered in this present moment. Tighten your focus mindfully upon what is in front of you and not on what your imagination conjures. We can't control anything that goes on out there. But we can control ourselves by choosing to do so. Pay less attention to the news. Wrap your thinking around the positive and live by accepting life as you find it. Despite all the people talking about the world ending and the junk the news media spews out, you can create your own personal headlines of coming attractions in your own life. I don't suggest one should pretend nothing is wrong out there or that we should head for the hills or bury our heads in the sand. It pays to be aware, but it is a waste of your energy to worry about things which you can't control. Just stay here and now and practice being happy. That's just my 2 cents worth 
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If this swine flu is going to turn into the next pandemic, or if the world is going to come to an end, no amount of worry is going to change that.
So maybe instead of wasting time worrying, we should use this swine flu scare to stop wasting so much of our lives worrying and being scared - about everything - and instead enjoying what we have NOW because it COULD end tomorrow... and if it ends, we will have missed out on so much because we chose to let scary thoughts stop us from living.
So maybe instead of wasting time worrying, we should use this swine flu scare to stop wasting so much of our lives worrying and being scared - about everything - and instead enjoying what we have NOW because it COULD end tomorrow... and if it ends, we will have missed out on so much because we chose to let scary thoughts stop us from living.
Hey I am sorry you are feeling this way. If it makes you feel better we have had a swine flu breakout a couple times in the past. The one at the begginning of the 19th was bad but the last one in 76 was able to be contained fairly quckly due to better technology. My uncle is chief of staff at a local hospital and said that there is not to much reason to be concerned. Just take the normal percaustion. Also as far as the weather is concerned there has always been natural disasters throughout history. Try not to think about it all of the sudden happening. It may make you feel better as it does me. I really hope you get to feeling better.
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monty'smom
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hi. Iam always scare but not of the sickness of the world. but of my own I am always afraid always worry about my anxiety and panic I now I need help but I think I need someone like me with the same problem to tell me that is okey to feel this way. sorry I have to go to work. 
BELIEVE YOU CAN CONQUER ANYTHING~ AND YOU WILL !! I DID IT, YES !!!!!
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Hi,
I think you've gotten great advice, and I just want to say that you are not alone in your increased anxiety right now so don't think that it's only you.
It's hard for me not to give advice without my religious beliefs coming into play. I am a Christian, and I remember that back in 1999 before the predicted Y2K disaster, I was a nervous wreck. End of the world predictions were too numerous to count. The famed Nostradomous(?) had predicted the end of the world in 1999(I saw that when I was watching "General Hospital"), and his prediction correlated with an intense meteor shower that took place that November. I didn't sleep the entire night as I sat in front of the television thinking that the news would come on and announce the end of the world from a meteor crash. Then there was the upcoming Y2K, and I just wanted all of the worries about the end of the world to go away.
During Christmas vacation, I was traveling in a mini van and enjoying the scenes of cow pastures and the sun and the blue sky. All of the sudden, I looked at the sun with intense fear. As a child, I unfortunately watched Ripley's believe it or not that showed what would happen to our world when the earth's sun finally burned out and became a supernova. Please understand that that is approximately 4.5 billion years from now!!! As a child, I thought that would happen suddenly, and I had such a horrible time with sunsets when the sun appeared to grow larger:(. It wasn't until college that I found out that when the sun appears larger at sunset and sunrise, it is just an optical illusion!!!! So, as I was riding in the mini van, I all of the sudden imagined that the sun would explode, even though I knew better, and I can tell you that I really felt God speak to me. He said, "What do you really believe? I didn't say it would end this way. Do you believe me?" I felt a peace. So, as was mentioned earlier, please consider what you really believe, and it should comfort you, and not make you feel more anxious.
As I look back on that time in my life, my world did change in 2000, but I am not saying that to scare you. I had to face the reality of my son's illness(which wasn't life threatening) and problems in my relationships that were being overlooked and stuffed and hurting me. My morbid fascination with the end of the world was really just a distraction from the real problems that I needed to deal with. It's normal to feel afraid sometimes and to have concern, but this really is an opportunity to look at your coping skills and your faith. My beliefs about God were not comforting and loving, and that time wasn't a punishment, but a time that showed me the truth about what I really believed and about my coping skills.
So, I really think that my advice is just a combination of what has already been given to you. Although I like to think that I only face my "real" problems now, I just remember feeling how horrible you are feeling right now. I wouldn't wish that on my own worst enemy. It's all about your focus.
People always predict the end of the world when something bad happens. Remember Sept. 11? Remember World War II? During World War II, if anyone on this planet ever resembled the Anti-Christ, it was certainly Hitler! It was also just following a Great Depression that impacted the entire world. So, I think that fatalists are always predicting the end of the world, and they have always been wrong, so why give them credit now:)?
So, having that focus does nothing to help you, and it's not from God, and it only causes you pain, and robs you of the joy you so deserve to experience in your life. Again, I don't know your religious beliefs, and if you are a Christian, although God does talk about Christ's return, He doesn't want your focus to be on the end of the world and death. He wants your focus to be on Him and His love for you. Remember, "You will not know the hour of the end" is his advice about the end of times and those who are constantly trying to scare every one. I do believe that God shares things with us about the future, but it's never to scare us. He only gives us information that we can use to keep us from harm, like when He instructed Noah to build the Arc. People proclaiming that they know it's the end of the world to scare others are not God's messengers. I just remembered that during the time when I had been through some real natural disasters, I was returning home one day to the place that I hated that had the F-4 tornado and made me sure that it was the end of the world. The weather was a little bad, and I listened intensely to the radio as we traveled toward the storm clouds. I was worried, but I felt peace when I suddenly spotted not one but three beautiful rainbows:)!!! The bad weather never amounted to anything, and we made it back here safely. That was eight years ago! I pray that you will see a rainbow today, because although there are disasters, in the midst of them there is also God with His love and promises. There are just places that you don't have to let your mind go because God has already told you that it's not going to be that way.
Finally, He also says in Romans 8:28, "I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love which Christ Jesus our Lord shows us. We can't be separated by death or life, by angels or rulers, by anything in the present or anything in the future, by forces"
Take care,
luvpiggy
I think you've gotten great advice, and I just want to say that you are not alone in your increased anxiety right now so don't think that it's only you.
It's hard for me not to give advice without my religious beliefs coming into play. I am a Christian, and I remember that back in 1999 before the predicted Y2K disaster, I was a nervous wreck. End of the world predictions were too numerous to count. The famed Nostradomous(?) had predicted the end of the world in 1999(I saw that when I was watching "General Hospital"), and his prediction correlated with an intense meteor shower that took place that November. I didn't sleep the entire night as I sat in front of the television thinking that the news would come on and announce the end of the world from a meteor crash. Then there was the upcoming Y2K, and I just wanted all of the worries about the end of the world to go away.
During Christmas vacation, I was traveling in a mini van and enjoying the scenes of cow pastures and the sun and the blue sky. All of the sudden, I looked at the sun with intense fear. As a child, I unfortunately watched Ripley's believe it or not that showed what would happen to our world when the earth's sun finally burned out and became a supernova. Please understand that that is approximately 4.5 billion years from now!!! As a child, I thought that would happen suddenly, and I had such a horrible time with sunsets when the sun appeared to grow larger:(. It wasn't until college that I found out that when the sun appears larger at sunset and sunrise, it is just an optical illusion!!!! So, as I was riding in the mini van, I all of the sudden imagined that the sun would explode, even though I knew better, and I can tell you that I really felt God speak to me. He said, "What do you really believe? I didn't say it would end this way. Do you believe me?" I felt a peace. So, as was mentioned earlier, please consider what you really believe, and it should comfort you, and not make you feel more anxious.
As I look back on that time in my life, my world did change in 2000, but I am not saying that to scare you. I had to face the reality of my son's illness(which wasn't life threatening) and problems in my relationships that were being overlooked and stuffed and hurting me. My morbid fascination with the end of the world was really just a distraction from the real problems that I needed to deal with. It's normal to feel afraid sometimes and to have concern, but this really is an opportunity to look at your coping skills and your faith. My beliefs about God were not comforting and loving, and that time wasn't a punishment, but a time that showed me the truth about what I really believed and about my coping skills.
So, I really think that my advice is just a combination of what has already been given to you. Although I like to think that I only face my "real" problems now, I just remember feeling how horrible you are feeling right now. I wouldn't wish that on my own worst enemy. It's all about your focus.
People always predict the end of the world when something bad happens. Remember Sept. 11? Remember World War II? During World War II, if anyone on this planet ever resembled the Anti-Christ, it was certainly Hitler! It was also just following a Great Depression that impacted the entire world. So, I think that fatalists are always predicting the end of the world, and they have always been wrong, so why give them credit now:)?
So, having that focus does nothing to help you, and it's not from God, and it only causes you pain, and robs you of the joy you so deserve to experience in your life. Again, I don't know your religious beliefs, and if you are a Christian, although God does talk about Christ's return, He doesn't want your focus to be on the end of the world and death. He wants your focus to be on Him and His love for you. Remember, "You will not know the hour of the end" is his advice about the end of times and those who are constantly trying to scare every one. I do believe that God shares things with us about the future, but it's never to scare us. He only gives us information that we can use to keep us from harm, like when He instructed Noah to build the Arc. People proclaiming that they know it's the end of the world to scare others are not God's messengers. I just remembered that during the time when I had been through some real natural disasters, I was returning home one day to the place that I hated that had the F-4 tornado and made me sure that it was the end of the world. The weather was a little bad, and I listened intensely to the radio as we traveled toward the storm clouds. I was worried, but I felt peace when I suddenly spotted not one but three beautiful rainbows:)!!! The bad weather never amounted to anything, and we made it back here safely. That was eight years ago! I pray that you will see a rainbow today, because although there are disasters, in the midst of them there is also God with His love and promises. There are just places that you don't have to let your mind go because God has already told you that it's not going to be that way.
Finally, He also says in Romans 8:28, "I am convinced that nothing can ever separate us from God's love which Christ Jesus our Lord shows us. We can't be separated by death or life, by angels or rulers, by anything in the present or anything in the future, by forces"
Take care,
luvpiggy
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Guest
I could feel the panic in E. Mommy's post but I hope she read all of the above because they are so inspirational. Luvpiggy was especially comforting. I find all of the bad news very irritating because of the effect it has on the average person. It seems like the media just loves to scare people out of their wits on a daily basis. We live in a 24 hour news cycle but I would limit exposure to the news to 20 minutes per day if at all possible -- just enough to stay informed -- especially if anxiety is a problem for you.
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Blessings, Rhonda