Please please please help no one is answering please

[Nickoala]

I am a worrier ever since I can remember. I have terrible anxiety and it's killing me. I have prayed to God so much the past few months because I am suffering so badly from anxiety and depression. What I am worried about is a very sinful matter, yet it is all over the news. I feel like everywhere I go it's there! I am right now in a mortal sin because I haven't gone to Mass on Sunday for awhile and I feel like that is why I'm having these thoughts. I am planning to go to Reconciliation to share my thoughts, but I'm afraid the priest will give me the wrong answer and scare me. I am crying right now from how bad it is! I started having these thoughts around last year, but I have had anxiety ever since second grade. My parents are taking me to a doctor, but I don't know if it will help with these thoughts. I can't sleep at all anymore, and right now I can't fall asleep. These thoughts didn't start because I felt it, they started because I was worried I will feel it.I have never had these thoughts when I was very little and all of a sudden they just appeared. I think they came when I saw a YouTuber who was in this sin and I think it scared me! I DO NOT want to fall into this sin. The people who fall into the sin say if you are worrying about it then it is true and that makes me more worried!!! They don't think the sin is wrong though, they think it is completely right?! I just want the pain to go away. I know Jesus told us not to worry about anything, but it's so hard not to! There are so many people falling in this sin, so I think what if that is the same for me? How do I know it isn't the same? It drives me crazy and I had even had some suicidal thoughts. It wasn't severe and I wasn't planning on it, it was just if it did happen what would I do? Thank You so much and may God bless you!

 

[Tigerfan01]

Have you tried reading scripture? Forget about worrying about mass and reconciliation, just take the time to get to know Jesus. Read His word, form a relationship with Him. Just like making a new friend, you spend time with them and get to know them, the same way with GOD. The more time you spend in your Bible and talking with God, the troubles of this world will seem less troubling. God's grace is the only place to find true peace. God bless.

 

[Tempura]

I would say that stop obsessing about sin, and turn towards Christ who was given for all of our sins. I'm sure He doesn't want us running around, like headless chicken, in fear and confusion. Instead he wants us to have hope and love one another. This includes you.

If you have a mental problem, if that could be why you can't sleep and you feel like you have to stress about this all the time (I've seen some people with obsessive-compulsive disorder here), then I do think that seeing a doctor would be good. Of course all people with mental problems don't always know they have them, but nevertheless, one has to sleep.

I hope you allow yourself to get some rest. Said a prayer for you.

 

[Nickoala]

Thank you both for the helpful and kind answers! Yes I am seeing a doctor and I am going to be starting CBT. I am scared if it won't work, but I will trust in the Lord. Thank You!

 

[Tempura]

Thank you both for the helpful and kind answers! Yes I am seeing a doctor and I am going to be starting CBT. I am scared if it won't work, but I will trust in the Lord. Thank You!

Good. I hope you get a good one, and remember to be patient with it. It takes time for us to understand our thought patterns to the point where we can consciously change them. Sometimes we even have to fail, so that we would understand better what works.

But don't be afraid, everything will turn out just right. Whenever I'm a mess, I'm relieved by knowing that in the end we are just people with many limits and faults, and God - who is perfect - is God. We don't have to be. It's a relief!

 

[Jeshu]

I think a lot of what I wanted to say has already been said. However panic attacks can easily be the onset of a mental illness it may be worth having that checked out seeing if you can find some medications to help you in your struggles.

About worrying about sins

Jesus is The Name to be saved by - you get to know Him through faith in the loving truth of God - there is no other way to be safe from the attacks of darkness.

Saved a Sinner
Many are abhorred about my sins
they are red like scarlet!
All my life I endeavoured to stop sinning
but I failed miserably
I'm a sinner at heart.

I called out to Jesus to save me from my sins
He said I stand at the door and knock
Dine with Jesus for a good time
completely forgiveness
the apple of God's eye to be.

How is this even possible you may wonder?
A sinner saved by Jesus' grace alone?
Confidant that evil will die
and good life will be raised
on the last Day.

Let the wicked be wicked still, they don't change
but let the righteous be righteous still
The Chosen in us elected before time began
to be God's very offspring
many making one all in all.

 

[Far Side Of the Moon]

Since you know you have anxiety, dont look at anything that might trigger it.

Best of luck my lovely.

 

[W2L]

No matter what I feel, I put trust in the Lord. Without the Lord where would I go? God is merciful and kind, his compassion is limitless. I feel so very broken and lost so often, even confused and uncertain. However, I feel his love right now because He is Hope itself. As the apostle paul said, we are saved by this hope, but what hope is it that we see and already have? IF we have what we hope for then its not hope at all. Therefore we wait for it with perseverance. God is faithful, and he gives grace to the humble. I have many problems but it humbles me, and that is a good thing. Blessed are the poor in spirit, theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

 

[Tigerfan01]

Just keep in mind that what we go through is temporary and God always sees the bigger picture for our lives. You can't control the thoughts that enter your mind, but you control wether those thoughts manifest themselves into your life.

 

[blackribbon]

God loves us unconditionally and ultimately, the only thing we are asked to do is to love Him back. If we make all our decisions based on loving God, we are doing okay.

God forgives constantly...we are the prodigal sons...God will love us and forgive us for everything if we just come back to Him humbly and with love.

God does not condemn the person whose pancreas doesn't work well and they are required to get medical treatment to survive. By the same point, God does not condemn those who have mental illnesses (like severe anxiety) and need to get treatment to help work through brain chemical issues. Just remember that God loves you unconditionally and that is what matters ultimately. Work on getting healthy. God is also in control so if you love Him, you will practice trying to trust that His plan is a good one even when it doesn't seem like it at the moment.