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I am not one to toot my own horn usually, but last night/this morning I think I said something quite insightful. Especially for being mostly asleep whilst saying it.
*Some background*
My boyfriend (I don't think I posted about breaking up with Charles, this is a different person) has a panic disorder, stemming from a really bad food poisoning incident in his youth.
He was sick yesterday with a fever, and whilst going through the cycles of chills and feeling feverish, he over-heated and began to feel nauseated, which prompted his panic attack.
He called me crying/hyperventilating, and asked me to come over because he was scared. Despite it being 3am, I did. I got there a little after 4.
While I was there I was working to break his fever and regulate his body temperature. And his was swaying back and forth repeating over and over "Jesus have mercy on me" "God have mercy on me"
I responded at some point, "He will you just have to trust him."
He said (though I'm not sure he knew what he was saying) "I am waiting for evidence that he's listening."
(And to the point of this post)
I said, "You can't think that way. Those withhold their faith waiting for a miracle, will never see one. Those who just trust see miracles all the time."
He didn't respond, it was about another 90 minutes until he fell asleep, but he definitely calmed down.
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Good for being more than half asleep. :)
*Some background*
My boyfriend (I don't think I posted about breaking up with Charles, this is a different person) has a panic disorder, stemming from a really bad food poisoning incident in his youth.
He was sick yesterday with a fever, and whilst going through the cycles of chills and feeling feverish, he over-heated and began to feel nauseated, which prompted his panic attack.
He called me crying/hyperventilating, and asked me to come over because he was scared. Despite it being 3am, I did. I got there a little after 4.
While I was there I was working to break his fever and regulate his body temperature. And his was swaying back and forth repeating over and over "Jesus have mercy on me" "God have mercy on me"
I responded at some point, "He will you just have to trust him."
He said (though I'm not sure he knew what he was saying) "I am waiting for evidence that he's listening."
(And to the point of this post)
I said, "You can't think that way. Those withhold their faith waiting for a miracle, will never see one. Those who just trust see miracles all the time."
He didn't respond, it was about another 90 minutes until he fell asleep, but he definitely calmed down.
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Good for being more than half asleep. :)