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S1: Lindsay writes. Gary, does stress and anxiety cause intimacy problems?

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S1: I just don't feel like the same person I was

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S1: earlier in our marriage.

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S2: Well, it is true that all of us have some

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S2: level of stress. Anxiety, on the other hand, is a

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S2: different matter. That's the word we often use when we're

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S2: really meaning worry and worries, when we're spinning our wheels

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S2: and getting nowhere. And whenever we are worried about things

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S2: sometimes coming out of stress, it is going to affect

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S2: intimacy in a marriage. It's going to affect the whole

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S2: of life because we're going to have a much more

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S2: negative attitude toward life. All of us have a stress level,

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S2: and we need to learn how to handle the stress.

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S2: And instead of worrying, spend time praying. That's the biblical challenge.

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S2: Don't worry about anything. Pray about everything. And the peace

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S2: of God which passes all understanding will keep your hearts

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S2: and your minds.

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S3: This has been a love language. Minute. Doctor Gary Chapman

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S3: is the author of The Five Love Languages. For more,

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S3: visit five Love languages.com.