How To Heal Anxiety

Anxiety stems from the ego’s central belief: “I am on my own.”

Every anxious thought arises from accepting this lie in one form or another.

The truth is that we are not on our own. We are accompanied, sustained, and held in the Love of God.

Each false belief below is a branch of the ego’s root, and each correction points us back to the quiet certainty of God’s Presence.

KEY TERMS USED

God – The infinite Source of all that exists. Pure Love itself — changeless, formless Spirit. Not a separate being or a man in the sky, but the Presence that sustains all life.

Father – Another name for God, emphasizing our shared origin, safety, and belonging in that Love.

Son (of God) – The one shared Self of all creation. It refers to everyone collectively, beyond individual identities — the extension of God’s Love, not a single person or gender.

False belief: I am on my own.

Anxiety begins here — in the idea that I must face life without help or guidance. I believe I must carry it all myself.

Truth: God goes with me wherever I go. (W-pI.41)

I am not alone. His strength goes with me and His Love surrounds me.

False belief: I am unsafe.

The world seems threatening when I forget where my true protection lies.

Truth: God is my refuge and security. (W-pI.261)

I am surrounded by the Love of God. (W-pI.264)

I rest in safety, for I remain as God created me.

False belief: I have to figure everything out.

Trying to control outcomes creates fear. I forget that Guidance is already given.

Truth: God’s Voice speaks to me all through the day. (W-pI.49)

I will step back and let Him lead the way. (W-pI.155)

False belief: I must carry the past.

Old guilt and pain become heavy burdens when I believe they are real.

Truth: All fear is past and only love is here. (W-pII.293)

The past is gone. Only the present remains, held in Love.

False belief: I must control the future.

Worry arises when I try to manage what only God can hold.

Truth: I place the future in the Hands of God. (W-pI.194)

I trust the unfolding of the plan not my own.

False belief: I am small and weak.

Anxiety grows when I forget my true magnitude.

Truth: I am the holy Son of God Himself. (W-pI.191)

I share His strength and cannot be diminished.

False belief: I am vulnerable to my own mistakes.

Fear tightens when I believe I can harm my real Self.

Truth: I am as God created me. (W-pI.94, 110, 162)

My errors cannot change what I am in truth.

False belief: I have to earn my worth.

Endless striving and fear of not being enough follow this belief.

Truth: God is my Father, and He loves His Son. (W-pI.224)

My worth is established by Him and cannot be undone.

False belief: I am alone in my mind.

Isolation breeds anxiety. I believe no real help can reach me.

Truth: God’s Voice speaks to me all through the day. (W-pI.49)

Help is always present, nearer than my own thoughts.

False belief: I must protect myself.

Defensiveness arises when I believe I am weak.

Truth: God is the strength in which I trust. (W-pI.47)

In my defenselessness my safety lies. (W-pI.153)

What is real in me cannot be attacked.

Every form of anxiety rests on one simple error: the belief that I am on my own.

Every correction rests on one simple truth: God is with me.

“In Him you have no cares and no concerns, no burdens, no anxiety, no pain, no fear of future and no past regrets.” (W-pI.109.5:1)

Anxiety is not something to be fought — it is something to be undone at the level of belief.

Each time a false belief is noticed and corrected, the weight you were never meant to carry is set down, and rest returns.