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According to statistics in the UK

In 2000

One in six adults in the uk in Great Britain had a neurotic disorder (such as anxiety and depression),

One in seven in the uk had considered suicide at some point in their lives.

One in ten children in the uk in Great Britain aged 5-16 had a clinically recognisable mental disorder in 2004.

The cost of mental ill health in the UK is approaching £100 billion a year

With estimates predicting that by 2020 depression will be second only to heart disease as an international health problem.

ABOUT 75% OF ALL ANXIETY DISORDER SUFFERERS DO NOT GET PROFESSIONAL HELP OF ANY KIND !

According to the National Institute of mental health in America

Major mental disorders cost the nation at least $193 billion annually in lost earnings alone, according to a new study funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

In the America, about one in four adults — suffer from a diagnosable mental disorder in a given year

Anxiety Disorder, Approximately 40 million American adults ages 18 and older, or about 18.1 percent

Approximately 6 million American adults ages 18 and older, or about 2.7 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have panic disorder.

Approximately 7.7 million American adults age 18 and older, or about 3.5 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have PTSD.

Approximately 2.2 million American adults age 18 and older, or about 1.0 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have OCD

Approximately 15 million American adults age 18 and over, or about 6.8 percent of people in this age group in a given year, have social phobia
 
 
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Negative self talk

Please note: This website is not a substitute for medical or therapeutic intervention by qualified professionals; you are advised to seek professional medical advice from an expert.

Anxious self talk is similar to mistaken beliefs; an anxious person can hold an internal conversation with themselves imagining the worst. As the body and mind are in a state of fear, this will usually have some sort of impending doom aspect as their mind races to locate the assumed source of danger that is producing the emotion of fear. This can be very tiring, and often anxious people become mentally drained. This becomes an obstacle in itself, as when this happens it is more difficult to shrug off a worry. Negative self talk can constantly wear a person down, the ‘what if’ and the ‘if only’ and ‘I’m sure that they must be thinking this of me’ ‘how could I have been so stupid; and so on it goes. This pattern of thinking can become ingrained in our thought process; we are often unaware that we are doing it. As a Christian we are still vulnerable to this, but we have hope, and the more we get into our bible and worship God the more our thought process changes for the better, we become more positive thinkers, or should be, it’s not easy. We are given hope and all the amazing words from the bible to reinforce positive thinking. We are promised that we will be with Jesus forever, and that Jesus is with us all the time in the Holy Spirit, that he will guide us and teach us, comfort us and never leave us. How great is the lord, how wide and how deep his love for us is.

may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, Ephesians 3:18 NIV

Jesus helps anxious self talk through his message of hope: God is an optimist, as he cannot fail, ever. And he invites us to join him. As Christians we are involved in relationships that are supportive and positive, as well as honest and realistic. We may well have our low moments: the difference is that we have God with us and we can pray and hand our concerns over to him.

"The fear of man brings a snare, But whoever trusts in the Lord shall be safe" (Proverbs 29:25).

The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim
freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight for the blind,
to release the oppressed,
to proclaim the year of the Lord's favour.
Luke 4:18-19

Self esteem Links

Negative self talk
MIND
http://www.mind.org.uk/Information/Booklets/How+to/ How+to+increase+your+self-esteem.htm

JourneyAnsweres
http://journeyanswers.com/index.php/brokenness? gclid=CMuJxp2AiZkCFQEEZgodR2ewmg

A simple prayer:

Dear Jesus, I thank you and put my trust in you, you are always at my side even when feeling negative; I know that you will never let me down, forgive me for the times that I have disappointed you, guide me and teach me, fill me with your power, I pray for healing and peace in the love and assurance that you died and rose again for me, amen
 
 

 
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