Hacking Modern Anxiety by Using Ancient Wisdom
Health surveys show that more than 40 million Americans suffer from anxiety disorders and nearly one-third will experience one in their lifetime.
Our Note: Anxiety is a worldly issue caused by misconstrued spiritual priorities. Though this post is good at redirecting your anxiety, it is not a permanent fix. That, as we have discovered ourselves, can come only by reassessing and prioritizing your spiritual life as well. Not through medication, though it helps, but through assessing why your convictions are keeping you from being who God created you to be. That you cannot do alone, you need to seek someone who is already walking the walk you want for yourself.
Commentary by Jonathan Miltimore, The Epoch Times (excerpt)
My wife and I recently watched the documentary “I Like Me,” which explores the remarkable life of the Canadian comic John Candy.
The film, directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds, offers a touching portrait of an iconic actor and comedian who became an international star in the 1980s after launching his career in Toronto on “The Second City” (SCTV), Canada’s version of “Saturday Night Live.”
Candy was beloved. He was not just funny and talented; he was warm and authentic. Fans loved him, and so did his fellow actors. I knew all of this before watching Hanks’s documentary. What I didn’t know was that, despite his success, Candy suffered from hyper anxiety and severe panic attacks.
“We talked a lot about his psychological health,” Candy’s friend Kelvin Pruenster said, “and the pressures that he had and was trying to learn what caused that in his life.”
It might surprise some people that someone as wealthy and successful as Candy suffered from anxiety and depression. It shouldn’t.