Anxiety is a struggle I have come to know on a more intimate level over the years. Looking back I have always been a bit anxious, even as a child. But it wasn’t until I became a new mom, that I really understood the depth of its effects.
Did you know that about 1 in 10 postpartum women develop anxiety? Finding out the statistic was comforting in a way, allowing me to realize I was not alone.
With my first, I remember being exhausted to my very bones, yet not being able to fall asleep, worrying that something might happen to my baby. I would stay up into the early morning hours researching symptoms, convinced something was wrong with my baby (he was a fussy one!)
With my second, the anxiety led to panic attacks, and I barely got out of the house on my own with the kids for the first year of his life. It was pretty debilitating!
I wanted to treat my anxiety naturally and tried MANY different things. Some of the remedies seemed to help while others did not.
BUT..the one thing that truly helped me get through the thick of it was meditating on God’s Word. You guys…God’s Word does not come back void (Isaiah 55:11) and I truly experienced this when I was walking through postpartum anxiety!
Here are 15 Bible verses that have helped me overcome the anxiety. Every time I would do something that would normally trigger a panic attack, I would recite a verse out loud over and over again.
15 Bible Verses to Help Overcome Anxiety
