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Hi

I'm new to this program and waiting for my order on anxiety and depression. I started experienceing symptoms of anxiety a little over a year ago. It's strange because I don't feel any depression except the frustration of having these symptoms. I never grew up with this type of anxiety so it was frightening. I get symptoms of nervousness in social settings but never had this before. I have not experienced any trauma but have a few guesses of what may have triggered it. I'm taking medication to manage it and it is helping but I don't want to rely on medication because I want to plan to have a child soon and for other reasons. My doctor said that I probably will have to always have some maintenance because of the dosage of medication that I rely on. I hate to believe that will be true. I've been advancing in my education and have career goals but need to overcome this anxiety. I'm a believer in God and know that God puts us through situations to make us stronger, to be a testimony to others, draw us closer to him, etc. Sometimes I my faith is weak because of what I'm going through but I'll never stop believing in God.

Any comments would be helpful. I would also like to know more about D's experience with deliverance from medication.

Hi Epoh:
It is very doubtful that God is putting you through anxiety.
The anxiety is probably a result of some of your thinking.
You will find out about that when your program arrives and you get into it.
The program will help you very much as it has helped many others.
Welcome to the forum. Post often. That will help you also.
You will probably be able to soon work on your plans for your life. But first work the program and take it a baby step at a time.
Blessings!
MaryJane

Epoh, welcome to the Program. You are on your way to recovery.

Hello Epoh,

Welcome to the forum. I also have a strong faith. My experience with anxiety also began just recently. I never in my wildest dreams thought I would be going through something like this. I also have the nervousness in social settings. Your story sounds very close to mine. Thank you for sharing your faith. I appreciate hearing about other peoples faith experiences.

For me, I have had years of family upset and stress and for years have prayed for God to help me understand it all. I know it may sound odd, but my personal feelings about my own anxiety is that God had to show this to me in order to understand many of my family members. It's so clear to me now why my mother (now deceased), an aunt, grandmother, and other family members are so emotionally distant from me. I believe they also suffer from this awful anxiety yuckiness. And they never had the resources that I have to help them with it. I'm grateful that I understand it now.

And this journey that God has sent me on has also clarified other health issues for me. And as only God's love can do, while helping me to understand all of these things that are so long overdue, he has also given me the cure for this awful anxiety. These gifts only came when I finally gave all my troubles to God and asked him to take it and fix it because I can't. And he began the minute I asked. It has been an amazing journey for me.

So about the cure that I have found. In addition to this program, I have been under the care of a professional naturopathic physician who gives me herbal therapy to treat all of my health issues. My anxiety grew out of enormous stress, fibromyalgia, menstrual hormone imbalance (possibly menopause), thyroid imbalance, intestinal infections and inflammation, GERD/Acid Reflux, excessive adrenaline hormone, and possibly adrenal hormone fatigue. My Herbal doc is addressing EVERYTHING and I have no side effects and my conditions have been enormously improved, if not completely. I am on the mend. Lucinda's program is a huge part of this as well. Although my anxiety symptoms have only recently appeared in my life, I have needed this program for years. All of the issues that she covers have needed serious attention and it is long overdue. I am so grateful for her work!

You will be very pleased with the results of this program and you might consider asking friends and family if there is a professional naturopathic/holistic herbalist that they would recommend. Or check your local yellowpages or a web search.

Here are a few web sites resources in case you are interested:

<A HREF="http://healthjourneys.com/" TARGET=_blank>http://healthjourneys.com/</A>

<A HREF="http://www.womentowomen.com/default.aspx" TARGET=_blank>http://www.womentowomen.com/default.aspx</A>

<A HREF="http://www.genovadiagnostics.com/" TARGET=_blank>http://www.genovadiagnostics.com/</A>
(specialized testing company that may be able to find someone in your area that uses their tests and is a naturopathic physician).

Hope this helps,
Eileen