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I went to confession earlier today then it dawned on me, I dont know what it is Im in the state of grace now but, for some reason I have gotten this almost dread like feeling that has come over me.

Can anybody tell me what this is?
 
It’s just a feeling, they come and go. Perhaps you are dreading something that’s coming up.
 
I occasionally, usually in the Autumn, get a vague feeling of unease, unattributable to events or circumstances. I call it the Feeling of Impending Doom. In my case, it is mild, and it passes in a few days. I wonder if people susceptible to depression get this worse and more often.

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Churchman25 said:
I went to confession earlier today then it dawned on me, I dont know what it is Im in the state of grace now but, for some reason I have gotten this almost dread like feeling that has come over me.

Can anybody tell me what this is?
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Whatever it is, I have a suggestion:

Imagine you are in the upper room with the apostles, and the resurrected Jesus Christ our Lord enters the locked room and says “Peace be with you!” He wants to give you His Peace. Ponder that for a while and open your heart for it.
 
Churchman25 said:
I went to confession earlier today then it dawned on me, I dont know what it is Im in the state of grace now but, for some reason I have gotten this almost dread like feeling that has come over me.

Can anybody tell me what this is?
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You could be leaning to scruples. Stop being so hard on yourself, strive for holiness yes. But realize that you have the Sacraments to strengthen you. Defiantly mention it to your regular confessor.
 
At the risk of sounding flippant, maybe you’re feeling discomfort because you are well aware that whatever sins you confessed recently are going to return to you to commit again (and again and again and again ad nauseum) because…well…that’s just the human condition.

The Cynical Realist…has spoken
 
Churchman25 said:
I went to confession earlier today then it dawned on me, I dont know what it is Im in the state of grace now but, for some reason I have gotten this almost dread like feeling that has come over me.

Can anybody tell me what this is?
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It’s rather difficult to say much as your description is non-specific.

Is it a sense of dread of losing the state of grace? Or, it seems something may have been left out when you were writing your post. Do have a dread that you may not actually be in the state of grace? Or a sense of dread involving receiving the sacrament of penance or the Eucharist in the future? Or even a generalised sense of dread concerning your life or the world?

Each of these would involve a different answer.
 
At the time I don’t think I was in the state of grace because I was dreading the second coming of our lord which is not a good thing. Then again I went to confession yesterday and the lord forgave me of my sins.
 
Churchman25 said:
At the time I don’t think I was in the state of grace because I was dreading the second coming of our lord which is not a good thing. Then again I went to confession yesterday and the lord forgave me of my sins.
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So if you have been forgiven of your sins, then why would you dread the Second Coming?
You would be taken up with the Rapture, so what would you have to fear? Unless you intentionally left something out of your confession.
 
Churchman25 said:
I went to confession earlier today then it dawned on me, I dont know what it is Im in the state of grace now but, for some reason I have gotten this almost dread like feeling that has come over me.

Can anybody tell me what this is?
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I can not say if what you are feeling is the same thing that happens to me from time time. For no particular reason a feeling like a wave of dread or fear will come over me.

I have come to the conclusion that it is simply a type of fear similar to stage fright that can happen to performers. I have learned how to just push it aside and continue doing what I am doing. It goes aways of it’s own but I do say a prayer asking God to protect me.

It used to happen a lot but over time, as I began to realize that it is something I just have to deal with, it has happened less and less.
 
I can identify. Praying a Hail Mary works for me, asking her to banish any evil at work.
 
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