Anxiety (notes for Wed. 9/28/2011)

Sermon Series: One Sermon Title: Anxiety Date: 9/28/11 Sources Used : Gary R. Collins, Christian Counseling 3 rd ed . Jay E. Adams, The Christian Counselors Manual, The Practice of Nouthetic Counseling Definition: Anxiety is an inner feeling of apprehension, uneasiness, worry, and or dread that is accompanies by a heightened physical arousal (Collins). · May cause physical changes such as rapid heart beat, feeling jumpy, or faint. · May be due to a specific impending danger, or a feeling of impending danger whether founded or unfounded. Whether or not the danger is real, the feeling of anxiety is real. · Anxiety appears in all age groups from the elderly to small children. Types of Anxiety: 1. Normal – comes to everyone at times, especially when there is a threat of danger. In this case anxiety is proportional to the danger. 2. Neurotic – involves intense exaggerated feelings of helplessness and dread even when the danger is mild or nonexistent. “Many counselors