If you are all set for Rosh Hashanah, and you are loaded with anguish and fear and worry and concern, since you are heavily involved in your sins; this would normally be considered a superb sign; it means that you are a real and true person, who takes Rosh Hashanah seriously. As the Mashgiach R' Nosson Zatzal would say: “If only we had some Yir'ah!” Yet, you need to be careful. According to the Tur (in Hilchos Rosh Hashanah), this may be a sign that you are a Goy! And this is exactly not the way to enter Yom HaDin. How does a Yid enter Yom HaDin? He is happy and full of Bitachon that he’ll win!
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