People seem to have mixed opinions on whether or not having anxiety is a sin. However I feel as if I become very intemperate when I have panic attacks, sometimes because of scrupulosity, sometimes for other reasons. So is it a sin to have anxiety? And is it a sin to have panic attacks?
Is it a sin to have a panic attack?
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Absolutely not.
Anxiety is a medical condition. There is medication for it, as well as various kinds of therapy.
There’s a lot of neo-Jansenism floating around the Church today, even among traditionally-minded, doctrinally orthodox Catholics. Such folks would call anxiety a sign of mistrust in God. They go too far. In our confused times, such excesses are only to be expected.
Anxiety is a medical condition. There is medication for it, as well as various kinds of therapy.
There’s a lot of neo-Jansenism floating around the Church today, even among traditionally-minded, doctrinally orthodox Catholics. Such folks would call anxiety a sign of mistrust in God. They go too far. In our confused times, such excesses are only to be expected.
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