It’s easy to assume that someone as outgoing and passionate about Jesus as I am wouldn’t suffer from anxiety. But that’s not the truth. Throughout my life, I have suffered through several seasons of intense panic, anxiety, and subsequent depression, which really began intensifying in my college years. The panic attacks have rendered me absolutely ineffective, and in my mind, "lifeless." In my lowest seasons, I could barely speak or move. The world around me was moving, but I was not. I was physically present, but mentally and emotionally, I was checked out. I could have a conversation with you for an hour, but couldn’t recall one sentence you spoke. It's as if my real self was buried … [Read more...]