You've touched on some deeply ingrained Protestant-instilled phobias here. It's good to be reminded that I'm not alone in cultivating these sleep-depriving fears, so thank you for that. .I've turned to Eckert Tolle for help, and his Zen philosophy has eased some of my anxiety.
The extent to which Protestantism is responsible for this particular fear is something I have thought about at some length, but to be honest with you I haven't reached any firm conclusions. My experience of it feels quite deep-rooted. It would probably be right to say that a Protestant work ethic can exacerbate it under the right conditions, though.
Eckhart Tolle is good - I'm not nearly as familiar with his work as I would like to be.
You've touched on some deeply ingrained Protestant-instilled phobias here. It's good to be reminded that I'm not alone in cultivating these sleep-depriving fears, so thank you for that. .I've turned to Eckert Tolle for help, and his Zen philosophy has eased some of my anxiety.
I'm glad you found it helpful.
The extent to which Protestantism is responsible for this particular fear is something I have thought about at some length, but to be honest with you I haven't reached any firm conclusions. My experience of it feels quite deep-rooted. It would probably be right to say that a Protestant work ethic can exacerbate it under the right conditions, though.
Eckhart Tolle is good - I'm not nearly as familiar with his work as I would like to be.