Emotional/psychological sicknesses
There are both psychological and physical symptoms that result from anxiety disorders. I want you to know you can be free from that diagnosis, and the uncontrollable emotions and physical symptoms that result; or any other negative reaction to problems that cause stress, fear, worry, or helplessness. The diagnoses are endless, but the cure is the same.
I have come that you might have life and have it more abundantly-Jesus (John 10:10)
Panic attacks gone: We had three young children, I was a stay at home mom, and my husband had a nice job and all seemed well. But I was far from okay. We’d been through some difficult things that had taken its toll, and now I felt I could barely keep control of the daily pressures and problems of the present. Soon, I became overwhelmed, and began showing signs of what was diagnosed as panic attacks.
I started on some medication (antidepressant) to help but the realization that I had let circumstances control me to the degree that I was now having uncontrollable physical symptoms and needed medicine to control it was a major turning point in my thinking.
It was this realization that led me to come to the end of myself and trying to manage my life independently and know I had to come to God for an answer. Although I was born again and spirit filled, most of the time, I was still trying to do things without God’s help. So I chose to go off the medicine. For me, going off the medication was not life threatening and I knew I was in a place of completely trusting God. Don’t ever go off medication without a word from God and having the faith to obey. Going off medication itself is not an act of faith.
I decided I would pray in the spirit every time I felt overwhelmed, out of control, and especially at the times the attacks would come (which more often than not, were during the calm times). I’m not sure that I can say I was “trying to get healed” from panic attacks, as much as making a decision that I would go to God expecting His help during difficult times.
And He did. It wasn’t but a couple weeks, and I was completely free from all panic attacks and the constant anxiety I felt. When we submit to God and resist the devil, he will flee. (James 4:7) I believe it was my change of heart to come to God fully in those situations and praying in the spirit that led to my victory.