It's normal to still feel "icky" after Confession, right...?

[EIF5A]

Just went to my third Confession ever in my life (joined Church this past Easter Vigil).

People describe Confession/Reconciliation as this sort of refreshing experience of having grace restored and hearing the words of absolution, but I still feel disappointed, evil, and sinful. And not for the right reason of having offended God, but just the yuck feeling of having sinned. I know by faith, though not sensible at the moment, God ultimately still loves me, and maybe this is like being grounded and rebuked by a parent.

Maybe some medicine is more bitter than others, and some Confessions leave different impressions on the psyche…?

 

[AnneElizabeth]

Confession doesn’t remove the stain of sin. Confession is reuniting with God, and it also removes the eternal punishment. That ‘icky’ feeling remembering the sin is a good thing. It means you still have a spiritual sense and know right from wrong. … Unlike some as spoken about in this passage…

1 Timothy 4:2

Warnings against False Teachers

1But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, 2by means of the hypocrisy of liars **seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, **3men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth.…

People are often refreshed by confession because they fear the punishment due to them. They are looking forward to changing their ways and transforming their path, to walk the way of Jesus- which is the most SANE way to be, even though this world says otherwise.

The faith walk is a journey, a learning process. Remember Scriture…

Hebrews 12: 6

God Disciplines His Sons
…5and you have forgotten the exhortation which is addressed to you as sons, “MY SON, DO NOT REGARD LIGHTLY THE DISCIPLINE OF THE LORD, NOR FAINT WHEN YOU ARE REPROVED BY HIM; 6FOR THOSE WHOM THE LORD LOVES HE DISCIPLINES, AND HE SCOURGES EVERY SON WHOM HE RECEIVES.” 7It is for discipline that you endure; God deals with you as with sons; for what son is there whom his father does not discipline?…

 

[edward_george]

It’s important to remember too that “feelings” can sometimes accompany grace, but grace is imperceptible. If we have received the grace of the sacraments, we receive it because the sacrament was done, not because we feel like we’ve received it. I would say to give thanks for the grace received, and don’t dwell so much on how you feel afterward. Whether you feel good or bad, you’re still forgiven.

-ACEGC

 

[Mintaka]

It’s normal to feel clean and exhilarated; it’s normal to feel lingering sorrow and penitence over your sins; it’s normal to feel relieved; it’s normal to feel disgusted at your previous behavior; it’s normal to have a religious life that’s totally intellectual and without emotion; and it’s normal to feel nothing in particular except that you got Confession done and don’t have to worry about those sins for the moment.

Assuming you are well-disposed when receiving a Sacrament, whatever you are feeling or not feeling after a Sacrament is okay. You can’t do it wrong.

Don’t worry about what other people’s spiritual life is like, because God customizes your spiritual life to you, personally. You are not an interchangeable widget!

 

[OurLadysServant]

Just went to my third Confession ever in my life (joined Church this past Easter Vigil).

People describe Confession/Reconciliation as this sort of refreshing experience of having grace restored and hearing the words of absolution, but I still feel disappointed, evil, and sinful. And not for the right reason of having offended God, but just the yuck feeling of having sinned. I know by faith, though not sensible at the moment, God ultimately still loves me, and maybe this is like being grounded and rebuked by a parent.

Maybe some medicine is more bitter than others, and some Confessions leave different impressions on the psyche…?

Yes!

But confession is not about “feelings”.

Its pride to be wounded because you’re not perfect.

It’s humility to detest sin because sin hurts God, or seperates you from Him.

Trust in the Lord
He’s forgiven you. Be at peace.
St Margaret Mary of Alocoque.said we are meant to have Jesus peace always. Claim it and leave the confession in the confession box where Jesus erased it and has put it out of His eternal mind.

 

[Deus_tecum]

Just went to my third Confession ever in my life (joined Church this past Easter Vigil).

People describe Confession/Reconciliation as this sort of refreshing experience of having grace restored and hearing the words of absolution, but I still feel disappointed, evil, and sinful. And not for the right reason of having offended God, but just the yuck feeling of having sinned. I know by faith, though not sensible at the moment, God ultimately still loves me, and maybe this is like being grounded and rebuked by a parent.

Maybe some medicine is more bitter than others, and some Confessions leave different impressions on the psyche…?

Take the yucky feeling and use it to bolster your resolve to not commit the same sins again.