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Q: Should I seek out "medicating" for my problems? 

Q: Should I seek out medicating for issues?  I was wondering if it is biblical to take medicine for anger/anxiety. I have a fear of relying on medicine and feel like I’m failing as a follower of Christ. I know anger is foolish if it is not righteous. I am so quick to anger, I am quick to get annoyed. I am also quick to come back to my children & spouse and ask for forgiveness, but just as quickly get annoyed again or yell. Even though I have been working on yelling and have made improvements I can feel the anger rise in my stomach. Over silly things! And I know that they are silly things!  I have a three year old and 17 month old and feel so guilty. They just do children things (and I will tell myself in the midst of things that it doesn’t bother me because I know they are children and I really do mean it and then boom.) I’m mad if I drop something or remember I have something else I have to do. I feel overwhelmed with the small bouts of anger that comes over me. I pray, I...