Advice? Have OCD...no rest...

[Lindros09]

Well I have anxiety and paired up with OCD you know that it is not a good combination. I have a fear of relaxing or sleeping because I think I am going to die. This came about yesterday when I wanted to feel my pulse and felt it really weak and slow. I panicked and have not stopped obsessing about it. The thing is that when I checked my pulse I was very VERY relaxed, so maybe thats why my pulse was a bit weak and slow. Most of the time I am anxious so I guess I surprised myself when I did not feel a hard thumping in my vein.
To sum it all up my fear is that if I were to sleep or relax my bp and pulse would drop and I would die....yes I know it sounds silly but it is crippling me as we speak. Perhaps some words from CF would ease my thoughts a bit. I know for a fact that God wants me to rest and relax, but I cant bring myself to believe that I wont die if I do so. Please any help...

 

[MAS0N]

Try your best not to make fear-based decisions. Unless your doctor has told you not to sleep, you're doing it out of fear. I would recommend calling an advice nurse to confirm. If you do and he/she says you can sleep, it's time to quote 2 Tim 1:7: For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind. Then go to sleep : )

 

[Danny34]

Search this types of things on the internet, this literally will help you 100%.

See for yourself that your fear is irrational.

2 Timothy 1:7!