I remember back in the old days when I would wake up, or "come too" whichever, and my breathing would be shallow and labored, I'd be shaking and sweating, and my heart would be pounding like crazy and feel like it weighed as much as a bowling ball. I hadn't even gotten out of bed yet!!
After learning how to pray in my own feeble way, and after working the steps at about four months, I started to notice that I was calming down and didn't have to go through those terrible feelings. I believe today that FEAR is the "absence" of FAITH. A friend of mine(who isn't in the program)told me one day, "If you're going to pray, don't worry. If you're going to worry, don't pray."