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AIBU to worry after a possible bat hit my forehead?

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OneQuickCoralQuoter · 09/09/2026 21:35

Hi all, this evening I decided to go for a walk as I’m struggling with my MH and anxiety - namely health anxiety. I was walking down a quiet street past a hedge when I felt something impact the side of my forehead. I was confused and thought something had been thrown at me but it appeared something flew off past me very quickly. I didn’t see what it was but due to the time I’m going to guess it was a bat.

My skin has no bleeding or wounds and I don’t think I was bitten or scratched by it.

However, I’m now completely beside myself. Google is telling me to call 111 for rabies advice but I text a few family members about it who seem to think it’s just funny and this is an over reaction, and my partner thinks the same.

i have extreme health anxiety so this is just a complete nightmare to me.

AIBU to panic over this?

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Letsgocamping67 · 09/09/2026 21:43

Call 111. A lady posted this exact thread a month ago and was eventually prescribed the appropriate medicine albeit after some debate.

Tonmouth · 09/09/2026 21:43

MakingLasagne · 09/09/2026 21:42

wtf is going on with all the bat stuff on here?

Bunch of bat shit posters

OneQuickCoralQuoter · 09/09/2026 21:43

MakingLasagne · 09/09/2026 21:42

wtf is going on with all the bat stuff on here?

I don’t read on here as often anymore - has someone else had a similar issue? Lol

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PhilosophicalCheeseSandwich · 09/09/2026 21:43

Baseball bat? Yes, seek medical attention.
Pipistrelle? No need to worry.

MakingLasagne · 09/09/2026 21:43

PollyBell · 09/09/2026 21:42

It is one busy bat

Quite

OneQuickCoralQuoter · 09/09/2026 21:42

Kalimeras · 09/09/2026 21:42

I’ve been in your exact position before. I found ChatGPT very useful in calming me down and it won’t get fed up like friends or family will. It is vanishingly unlikely that a bat bumping into your head will have bitten or scratched you though

I did ask and it’s telling me to call 111 for a rabies assessment which has just made me even worse.

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MakingLasagne · 09/09/2026 21:42

wtf is going on with all the bat stuff on here?

PollyBell · 09/09/2026 21:42

It is one busy bat

Kingdomofsleep · 09/09/2026 21:42

At this time of year it could have been a leaf, acorn or conker depending on the strength of impact.

I had an acorn fall on my head last autumn and it was very alarming, I felt like chicken licken with the sky falling on my head.

A bat with rabies seems like a very unlikely option.

Have you posted recently with bat-related worries? Because there have been a few similar threads

Kalimeras · 09/09/2026 21:42

I’ve been in your exact position before. I found ChatGPT very useful in calming me down and it won’t get fed up like friends or family will. It is vanishingly unlikely that a bat bumping into your head will have bitten or scratched you though

rainbowunicorn · 09/09/2026 21:40

Bikergran · 09/09/2026 21:37

We do not have rabies in bats in the UK.

Not true.

OneQuickCoralQuoter · 09/09/2026 21:40

NotSurprisedReallyNow · 09/09/2026 21:39

If you have a phobia about rabies is it possible to pay to have the vaccine ?

No, it isn’t. And I wouldn’t generally worry about rabies for no apparent reason, I’m asking because a bat hit me in the head.

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NotSurprisedReallyNow · 09/09/2026 21:39

If you have a phobia about rabies is it possible to pay to have the vaccine ?

Kalimeras · 09/09/2026 21:38

Bikergran · 09/09/2026 21:37

We do not have rabies in bats in the UK.

Some bats carry lyssavirus

OneQuickCoralQuoter · 09/09/2026 21:38

Bikergran · 09/09/2026 21:37

We do not have rabies in bats in the UK.

This is not true. While it’s true that it’s rare, we absolutely do have 2 species of bats in the UK that carry the rabies virus.

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ShitFacedShakespeare · 09/09/2026 21:37

Yes, YABU.

I walk through a park every day on my way home from work and I’m always getting bumped by flying bats, especially at dusk.

Bikergran · 09/09/2026 21:37

We do not have rabies in bats in the UK.