| It is not easy to deal with our fears and anxieties | | | | that you can?t predict which can be used to your |
| however trying to avoid them through Alcohol or other | | | | advantage. For instance, let?s say at your place of |
| substances will not work. Avoiding your fears and | | | | work that you miss the deadline for a project you |
| anxieties will not make them go away. Your fears and | | | | have been working on for the last few months. |
| anxieties will always be there. The best way to deal | | | | Everything you feared is coming true. Suddenly, your |
| with your fears is to find effective ways to overcome | | | | boss comes to your office and tells you that the |
| them. As a result, here are some techniques a person | | | | deadline is extended and that he forgot to tell you the |
| can use to help manage their fears and anxieties. | | | | day before. This unknown factor changes everything. |
| The first step is to learn to take it one day at a time. | | | | Remember: we may be ninety-nine percent correct in |
| Instead of worrying about how you will get through the | | | | predicting the future, but all it takes is for that one |
| rest of the week or coming month, try to focus on | | | | percent to make a world of difference. |
| today. Each day can provide us with different | | | | Another technique that is very helpful is to have a |
| opportunities to learn new things and that includes | | | | small notebook of positive statements that make you |
| learning how to deal with your problems. Focus on the | | | | feel good. Whenever you come across an affirmation |
| present and stop trying to predict what may happen | | | | that makes you feel good, write it down in a small |
| next week. Next week will take care of itself. | | | | notebook that you can carry around with you in your |
| Seek help from God. You might of heard this before, | | | | pocket. Whenever you feel depressed or frustrated, |
| however have you tried asking God for help? Praying | | | | open up your small notebook and read those |
| and talking to God about your problem can be | | | | statements. This will help to manage your negative |
| effective. Although the answers might not come to | | | | thinking. |
| you right away, you can?t go wrong on relying on God. | | | | As a Layman, the important thing is to get the proper |
| You never know how God will work in ones life. All | | | | help by seeing a professional. Avoiding your problem |
| you can do is to do your best each day, hope for the | | | | through the use of alcohol or other substances will do |
| best, and take it in stride by using the help of God. God | | | | nothing in the long run in fixing your problems. It will just |
| will help us through our problems if we ask him. | | | | make things worse. Managing your fear and anxieties |
| Remember that no one can predict the future with 100 | | | | will take some hard work. Be patience, persistent and |
| Percent certainty. Even if the thing that you feared | | | | stay committed in trying to solve your problem. |
| does happen there are circumstances and factors | | | | |