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Hey! I'm a teenage girl and I need a bit of advice. My family is going to the beach tomorrow (my mom and 4 siblings) but I have a hefty amount of school work to get done so I'm staying behind. The thing is, I'm super nervous about them going. my sister is only 50 pounds and my brother is 40 pounds and the older ones can't swim and I'm in constant fear that they'll drown or be swept away even when I'm with them. I know that I have anxiety to some extent (though I've never brought it up because I feel stupid) so I know that my thinking probably isn't logical, but I can't help it. I feel like ditching my school work and just going along but then I'd be anxious about failing classes. every time I think about them going I get flashes of tears and funerals and my mom trying to pull the kids back to shore to no avail. how can I stop this thinking so I can focus on my work when they go? (link)
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Hi! I, myself suffer from anxiety and I've had anxiety attacks from time to time. You are not alone. We often worry about things that scare us (even if they're silly)because we simply cannot predict the future. We are only human. Quite frankly, you cannot change the outcome of the situation either way. So why worry about it?
"Don't worry about your life
Cause if you hold it too close you lose it
Don't worry about your life
So won't you let go before it's gone….
I see the birds, watch them fly
They have everything they need
Show me why
I can be free knowing You will care for me."
Don't Worry by Rebecca St. James
You don't know if these things will happen to your siblings because you have no logical proof to back it up. You're just worried because you won't be there with them to make sure they are safe.
When you place your faith in things that can demolish you, you open the way for Satan to bring these things into your life. Look away from those things and look to God. Jesus has already destroyed these lies and these lies cannot destroy your life.
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