{"id":4367,"date":"2019-08-29T08:16:03","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T13:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/?p=4367"},"modified":"2026-02-03T19:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-04T01:08:13","slug":"banish-anxiety-or-depression-in-12-minutes-every-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/banish-anxiety-or-depression-in-12-minutes-every-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Banish Anxiety in 12 Minutes Every Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Nothing rattles anxiety like a sudden illness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Especially when you don\u2019t know what it is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It was a happy uneventful day on February 24, 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Suddenly, every nerve in my body lit up like a July 4th sparkler.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My body flared like a fireworks show!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pain shots and tingling in my feet, hands, face and lips and it didn&#8217;t stop.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-image-4383\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"715\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Neuropathy-blog.steveblaisi-1-1024x715.jpg\" alt=\"No anxiety like Neuropathy\" class=\"wp-image-4383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Neuropathy-blog.steveblaisi-1-1024x715.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Neuropathy-blog.steveblaisi-1-300x210.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Neuropathy-blog.steveblaisi-1-768x536.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Neuropathy lights up nerves like a fireworks show\/Steve Blaising<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Think I was anxious?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Do I have diabetes?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Parkinson\u2019s?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Guillain-Barr\u00e9 syndrome?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, the next step is to Google all the symptoms and diagnose yourself with every possible disease known and unknown to mankind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my case, it was neuropathy or some other autoimmune reaction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But I discovered a three-step formula that led to healing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-no-anxiety-step-1-be-easy-on-yourself\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">No-anxiety step 1: <\/mark><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Be easy on yourself<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Self-compassion is a powerful first step to dump anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When my Google searches blamed all my bad eating habits, I beat myself up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But what good is that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So, a voice reminded me that suffering is part of the journey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Don\u2019t . . . <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>pity yourself <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>isolate yourself<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>beat yourself up<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead, give yourself a break.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>\u201cMost individuals are dealing with one or more serious health problems while going productively and uncomplainingly about their business.&nbsp; If anyone is fortunate enough to be in a rare period of grace and health, personally, then he or she typically has at least one close family member in crisis.\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp; Jordan Peterson, <em>12 Rules For Life<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>I have suffered enough <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/empower-yourself-and-overcome-anxiety-discover-four-powerful-techniques\/\">anxiety<\/a> to know that I am not alone, and neither are you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-no-anxiety-step-2-melt-the-anxious-thought\"><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-black-color\">No-anxiety step 2: <\/mark><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Melt the anxious thought<\/mark><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">Anxiety is obsessive-compulsive thinking.&nbsp; It&#8217;s hard to let go of.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-image-4450\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"678\" src=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/anxiety-attack-blog-1024x678.jpg\" alt=\"Banish anxiety quick formula\" class=\"wp-image-4450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/anxiety-attack-blog.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/anxiety-attack-blog-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/anxiety-attack-blog-768x509.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Anxiety is a lie from obsessive compulsive thinking\/Aaron Blanco Tejedor\/Unsplash<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">My anxiety was the frightening projection of uncontrolled pain and discomfort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\">So, I practiced this 12-minute exercise three times a day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>&nbsp;Freeze the anxious thought<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Surrender it to God<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>&nbsp;Shift to God&#8217;s strength<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p>I did this by meditating on and memorizing the following verse . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>&#8220;But as for me, I shall sing of <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Your<\/span> strength; y<span class=\"poetry1\">es, I shall joyfully sing of <span style=\"color: #000000;\">Your <\/span>lovingkindness in the morning, <\/span><span class=\"poetry1\">For <span style=\"color: #000000;\">You<\/span> have been my stronghold a<\/span><span class=\"poetry1\">nd a refuge in the day of my distress.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"poetry1\"><strong>O my strength, I will sing praises to You; For God is my stronghold, the God who shows me lovingkindness.&#8221;<\/strong>&nbsp; Psalm 59:16-17<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>For 12 minutes, I would meditate on these verses and pray . . .<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>I don&#8217;t have strength, but you do<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I&#8217;m vulnerable, but you are strong<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I&#8217;m distressed, but You are my refuge<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I trust in your lovingkindness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>I trust in your mercy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Peace comes from a meditative mind and faith that the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/higher-power-reaching-out-to-save-you-every-day\/\">highest power<\/a> has the strength for you and me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><strong>&#8220;The steadfast of mind You will keep in perfect peace, b<span class=\"poetry1\">ecause he trusts in You.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"poetry1\"><strong>Trust in the LORD forever, For in <span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">GOD<\/span> the <span style=\"font-variant: small-caps;\">LORD<\/span>, <i>we have<\/i> an everlasting Rock.&#8221;&nbsp;<\/strong> Isaiah 26:3-4<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/saavy-way-to-convert-anxiety-to-peace\/#more-1646\">Peace settles the mind<\/a> to see the next step forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-no-anxiety-step-3-targeted-action\">No-anxiety step 3: <strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Targeted action<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Most doctors are in the dark about Neuropathy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just take pills to cover the pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My regular doctor told me to take an antihistamine.&nbsp; What??<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But my reward for treatment arrived from meditative prayer and&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/how-to-turn-traumatic-pain-into-surprising-relief\/\">curious questioning<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I learned that&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Added sugar and carbs damage nerves.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Vitamin D and alpha-lipoic acid heal nerves.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A long road to go?&nbsp; Yes, but a clear road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That road was, to this day, a new direction for different eating habits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Recovery began when I decided to&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>follow a <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/pain-free-nerves-are-just-4-steps-away\/\">holistic treatment plan<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>permanently<\/em> change my diet<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>take nerve-enriching alpha-lipoic acid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Months after treatment, my neuropathy pain dropped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But it still took several years to heal 100% with this regimen, and 100% it did heal!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" id=\"h-no-anxiety-step-4-pray-like-you-golf\"><strong>No-anxiety step 4: <mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-vivid-cyan-blue-color\">Pray like you golf<\/mark><\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Practice time alone in a healing space every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Prayer-garden-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"prayer garden melts anxiety\" class=\"wp-image-16149\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Prayer-garden-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Prayer-garden-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Prayer-garden-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Prayer-garden.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">My daily prayer garden in Dallas, TX\/Steve Blaising<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>12 minutes of <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/melt-away-anxiety-every-day-with-your-hiding-place-2\/\">daily prayer<\/a> will&#8230;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>clarify solutions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>invite God into your healing<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>sharpen your focus for lasting solutions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>How do you <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.steveblaising.com\/content\/before-you-quit-remember-3-keys-to-breakthrough\/\">stay on track<\/a> with a healthy lifestyle?<\/p>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nothing rattles anxiety like a sudden illness. 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