Releasing our Anxiety
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ShareWhat does the Talmud tell us to do when we are anxious?
(כה) דְּאָגָ֣ה בְלֶב־אִ֣ישׁ יַשְׁחֶ֑נָּה וְדָבָ֖ר ט֣וֹב יְשַׂמְּחֶֽנָּה׃
(25) If there is anxiety in a man’s mind let him quash it,
And turn it into joy with a good word.
And turn it into joy with a good word.
(משלי יב, כה) דאגה בלב איש ישחנה ר' אמי ורבי אסי חד אמר ישחנה מדעתו וחד אמר ישיחנה לאחרים
In a similar vein, one is urged to relieve his distress. The verse states: “If there is a care in the heart of a man, let him bend it [yashḥena]” (Proverbs 12:25). Rabbi Ami and Rabbi Asi dispute the verse’s meaning. One said: He should force it [yasḥena] out of his mind. He should remove his worries from his thoughts. And one said: It means he should tell [yesiḥena] his troubles to others, which will relieve his anxiety.
