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Originally Posted by vintageromance
I have a lot of anxiety even briefly discussing this, but here it goes...
I feel like if I do certain things I will cause bad things to happen.
For example, I can't email or text people if I know they aren't at home because I'm afraid I will make them have a car accident.
I saw a show about demonic possession awhile ago and started to feel very anxious because I felt like if I thought about it too much/too hard, I'd cause my family members to become possessed.
Certain words (too anxious to actually type them right now) make me feel the same way; like if I look at them too long or think about them too much, something bad will happen.
I don't know what to do. Avoiding these things just makes it worse, but I honestly believe that this is real. I don't know what to do. Someone made a thread here about fearing certain numbers and one person said that it's best to just push through your fear, keep doing it, and see that nothing happens. I'm so scared that that's wrong though.
I'm at my wits end here. I'm tired of being afraid all the time. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated.
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I feel for you. I have had the same issue but my faith has helped me enormously. It is God who is in control, not us. He will help us control our thoughts; I pray this every AM. We also can do our part. My mom said God will do His part, and we should do ours. When we back away and realize how ridiculous our fears are, that can help. We are not that pwerful. It becomes bad when we start believing our fears. I try to avoid delving into anything that is of the occult or paranormal; Scripture tells us to avoid that. Think on positive things: see Paul's letter to Phil in Phil 4. I am a born again Christian and knowing Him has made a big differnece. Take care