Rabies fear

[Smalm 3]

I slept in a room on October 5th or 6th. I had a window open. I fear a bat could have bit me. I just have really bad anxiety because my right wrist itches and my right palm below my pinky tingles a bit as well as feeling icyhot. I am having the same sensation in my shoulder as well. I don't know why I am having such weird sensations. I am freaking out. I know I do have a problem with my right hand, but fear that this palm and wrist tingling and itching is a rabid bat bite or something. It just started the other day as far as I noticed. I need reassurance. I am freaking out! Can anyone ease my fears?

[Holls 1505]

I want to help.. but idk if I can. I don't have a fear of rabies at all...I personally can't see that 1) an animal would come through your window and bite you.. that is already so extremely unlikely and 2) the chance that the animal was rabid is is so so so so slim.. if even that. 

I can see that rabies is a huge fear for you.. I have my own fears and I know how bad they can get. I see a therapist for mine.. she is really helping me work through my fear.. a therapist might be able to help you rationalize your fear and help you with this anxiety. 

Hugs. I know it's hard to have anxiety.

[Smalm 3]

1 hour ago, Holls said:

I want to help.. but idk if I can. I don't have a fear of rabies at all...I personally can't see that 1) an animal would come through your window and bite you.. that is already so extremely unlikely and 2) the chance that the animal was rabid is is so so so so slim.. if even that. 

I can see that rabies is a huge fear for you.. I have my own fears and I know how bad they can get. I see a therapist for mine.. she is really helping me work through my fear.. a therapist might be able to help you rationalize your fear and help you with this anxiety. 

Hugs. I know it's hard to have anxiety.

I have bad anxiety. I do not have insurance and that is no help. My problem with my fears is that my fears are so irrational... I also can get advice from people who are experticed in what part of the medical field they are in. And then just believe it one day then throw it out the window the next day. Luckily I am going to try to speed up my insurance. Jeez. My problem mostly is that ever since I saw my dad hold an ugly bleeping bat my fear has been worse since I was feet from that bat and it was absolutly, I want to runn 100 miles away, terrifying. Fascinatingly ugly creature, but terrifying. 

[Holls 1505]

10 minutes ago, Smalm said:

I have bad anxiety. I do not have insurance and that is no help. My problem with my fears is that my fears are so irrational... I also can get advice from people who are experticed in what part of the medical field they are in. And then just believe it one day then throw it out the window the next day. Luckily I am going to try to speed up my insurance. Jeez. My problem mostly is that ever since I saw my dad hold an ugly bleeping bat my fear has been worse since I was feet from that bat and it was absolutly, I want to runn 100 miles away, terrifying. Fascinatingly ugly creature, but terrifying. 

I know exactly what you mean!!!!! I'm getting slowly better but like you I would get reassurance and it would only last one day then bam I was back to square one. 

"Fascinating ugly creature" lol. I see lots of bats in my neighborhood.. they come out about dusk. We like them around here Bec they help keep the mosquito population down. But again it's not my fear ... I'm so sorry that you are anxious about it. You found a good forum to vent and help fight through your anxiety. 

 

[Smalm 3]

I was on the old forum which then got shut down... I had 2 or 3 posts a week over my rabies fear. I fear other things too. My brain seems to go from one fear to the other, but very slowly. I am doing extremely well though for being off my meds. I think the most comfort I got was talking to the CDC and a local wild animal santuary over rabies and bat behavior. I think my fear is gone for now *knock on wood* . I decided to keep the emails instead of deleating them. They are so calming to my nerves. I just go to my inbox if I am anxious. Or my doctors note in my patient portal. It helps me remember that my problem with my hand is a tendon pressing on my nerves (De quervains syndrome) and my shoulder feeling is from petting my cat when she is on the roof of the car. It wears my arm out. I figured it out at least. I have meds... I just choose to take them if I am at my absolute anxious wreck worst. I am uninsured for the moment so I have to proceed with my meds precautiously because I only have so much. I found my Xanax as well. It is still good. I am happy right now. I have a safety net, just have not used it yet. My cat is a good anti anxiety tool too. I found myself happly watching Youtube last night. I usually just shake violently and cry feeling immense doom and immenent death. I think it has loosened its grip. I am a lot happier.