Glory to the Lord Jesus Christ, the Son of God, our Savior

"Until death, during all this time that the soul is in the body, it is impossible for a person not to have thoughts and war.  The basic cause of thoughts is the war of the devil. Most of the thoughts are devilish. The devil's goal is to throw a person into sin, either by thought or by deed. Saint Macarius the Egyptian calls consenting to cunning thoughts spiritual fornication. That is why he says: "Keep your soul pure, for it is the bride of Christ." Thoughts are like a "stream of water" before which a person often panics. That is why the devils first fight us with thoughts and then with things. If we give in to thoughts, then little by little they push us towards sin in deed." Hieromonk Benedict the Aghiorite

If you had asked me 3-4 years ago what anxiety was, I wouldn't have been able to give an answer. That's because I hadn't even heard of it, let alone experienced it. Anxiety manifests itself differently from person to person. For me, it manifested itself by having a continuous fear of almost everything around me. I was afraid to leave the house, to speak, or to do certain basic things without which you can't carry out your daily tasks. I had this manifestation for a long time in my life and I still can't say that I've completely gotten rid of it. In addition to the fear that something bad could happen, anxiety also manifested itself physically, often leading to panic attacks (fortunately not extremely severe ones). How do I manage anxiety and panic attacks? First of all, I have to mention the fact that I am in a continuous dialogue with my psychiatrist who prescribed me some anti-anxiety pills. Don't run away from a psychologist and psychiatrist, let alone a ...