I read one author who said, anxiety is the emotional disorder of our time. Anxiety robs us of our peace . But here is where anxiety may be a source of help to us. Anxiety may be a signal that it is time to focus on what is important in one s life, whether it be one s personal goals, professional life, family, or one s faith. Anxiety is a common human experience.
Anxiety can have different triggers for different people.
But at its root anxiety, as the Dictionary of Pastoral Care and Counseling defines it, signals the threat of a fundamental loss or separation. Anxiety is a signal to not only study one s life carefully to understand it but also to learn skills to manage it so that it does not take over and become out of control. Normal anxiety is the kind of anxiety, which naturally accompanies the freedom and possibility present in life. Anxiety is present in our natural vulnerability to nature, sickness and death. Abnormal anxiety is a disproportionate reaction to a perceived threat.