I may have to temporarily pull outta RCIA participation

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That all said, @Fraevo63, don’t worry about coming into the church with anxiety, or even with panic attacks over RCIA. Mine involved a multi-day anxiety meltdown over the “faith history” thing they wanted us to write and a very unsympathic and unhelpful RCIA coordinator who wouldn’t even give me the chance to explain. But I made it in, and I’m still here, so I guess something must have gone right? I’m glad I did, although I wish I’d had the thought to send the coordinator an email after for the sake of future participants.
 
Suggest attempting to sit in another part of the church is this can help.
 
I do not believe that I have ever had a full out panic attack but have felt very overwhelmed for months at a time with the feelings seeming to find inoppurtune times to converge and disorient me. When I felt that happening I found this prayer most helpful…
Let nothing disturb you,
Let nothing frighten you,
All things are passing away:
God never changes.
Patience obtains all things
Whoever has God lacks nothing;
God alone suffices.
– St. Teresa of Avila

Since I have focused on being more in God’s will in the moment I no longer am overcome by pressures of the world. I just have to do what God is calling me to do right then and right there.
Books that have helped me see this will and live in it are…
True Devotion to the Holy Spirit
Into Your Hands Father
Abandonment to Divine Providence

I do not pretend that any of these can battle a true panic attack issue but I do believe that they can only help with the surrounding issues and maybe some of the underlying causes if they are stress related.

God bless.
 
Give him time. 🙂

Have you asked the RCIA director about it? I’m sure she or he has the authority to let you sit somewhere else.
 
Talk to your priest and to the RCIA ministers.
Try not to stress. You are at Church with folks who are happy you are there. You are loved. Nothing to fear.
 
It is late Saturday morning and I just e-mailed the RCIA leader after not hearing back from Pastor.
I really want to get back to looking forward to Sunday and not dreading it.
 
Go to mass tomorrow, go right in and have a seat in the back. Decline to sit in the front. When everyone gets up to leave, go join them.
 
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