Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series on anxiety. Each of our experiences with anxiety is very different based upon who we are as a person and the circumstances that we find ourselves in. We are writing about the experience of anxiety from many different angles so you may not find every article as helpful to you as another one that better describes your experience. The good news is that the Bible isn’t a one-size-fits-all guide to life, but be confident that the answers found in the Bible can help you. God does understand what you are going through, and He will guide you.
Doug McDaniel is a former pastor and a current BCC counselor. He counsels in our Northwest Indiana offices and online via Skype.
Fear of man. That’s me. I grew up in a home where mom and dad did not parent well. My brother, sister, and I experienced little affirmation of worth, almost no approval of good behavior, but plenty of disapproval for bad behavior. I adapted to this childhood experience by seeking the approval of others to rationalize self-worth. I desperately wanted my mother’s approval. What I feared the most from anyone, especially those that I valued
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