Hope in an Anxious World
Writer and Speaker, Helen Thorne, recently came to speak on the impact of anxiety and the hope Jesus gives us. Helen’s talk sought to help those listening to understand anxiety better, learn some useful techniques to cope with it and, most importantly, show how the living God can liberate us from its grip.
You can listen to the main talk from the evening below, and you will also find the answers she gave to the questions asked during the Q&A following the talk listed in the section below.
Questions from the Q&A following the talk
Question 1 - What are the signs that someone might be in danger with their anxiety and might need to seek professional help?
Question 2 - With all the turmoil in the world at the moment, what advice can you give for people fearing that WW3 is coming?
Question 3 - If you are supporting someone who’s struggling with anxiety what advice would you give the person doing the supporting? What might be helpful? What might not be helpful?
Question 4 - When I get mad at the sock on the floor - is there a tip you can give me in that moment?
Question 5 - Is there anything different that might be needed if the anxiety someone is experiencing is related to traumatic experiences in the past?
Question 6 - What do you think about mental health and social media - does it have a negative effect?
Question 7 - When it come to counselling, NHS waiting lists are crazy and private care is prohibitively expensive - what can we do?
Question 8 - Anxiety amongst children is growing - as a parent how should we approach it?
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