Strivings Within takes the reader through the personal journey of the author as she shares her transparent account of her struggle with Anxiety Disorders. This book will resonate with those who suffer from OCD in such a way that they will feel as though Mitzi has written some of their own story. Strivings Within takes the reader from a pain-filled and confusing experience to enlightenment hope and purpose. It is very difficult for the Christian to reconcile the experience of intense anxiety to the life of faith. That can't happen until the sufferer realizes that they have a valid but very...

Sam isn't just your average shy kid. She struggles with a great deal of anxiety in a lot of different settings; most especially in social settings. She doesn't really mean to be an introvert or to come across as aloof - it's just that being friendly and participating in activities with kids her own age creates such a high level of distress that she finds it easier to just keep to herself. She often wonders what her life might be like if she was normal, outgoing and confident like other kids. Lately, her frustration and desire to be "normal" has been creating a sequence of unusual dreams. In...