AIBU to worry after a possible bat hit my forehead?

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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?

I genuinely have no idea what anyone’s talking about with this. I don’t come on here often and haven’t seen any threads relating to bats. My post is genuine.

We've had this exact thread before.

Previously I was ignore it, it'll be fine, that poster called 111 and got advise.

Please do this it's a phone call rather than randoms on the internet.

Oh sorry I mean I checked myself over, was satisfied that there was no mark, then got my DH to check me, then asked ChatGPT to help me manage the anxiety in the moment. I was wearing a hat at the time when I had it happen to me though so it really was anxiety talking in my case and it was a bit easier to accept I wasnt at any risk

It’s bat shit. See what I did there.

Is it possible it was a bird flying out of the hedge you were walking past?

It may well have been, as I didn’t see what it was for sure, but I don’t usually see birds flying around at this time of the evening so a bat seemed more likely.

If it felt like an object falling from height then I'm betting on acorn or conker. They are everywhere at the moment and make quite an impact.

You'll be fine, forget about bats. Bats are quite good at dodging people, just like birds are. They "see" pretty much as well with their echolocation as birds do with their eyes.

I did think this but as I brushed the hedge with my shoulder as I walked by I was wondering if I may have startled it and it’s tried to fly out and hit me by accident.

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Thought I was having deja vu

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5565202-i-need-to-be-told-im-being-ridiculous-rabies-bats

That was my favourite Ladybird book, in the end my Mum and sisters hid it so they didn't have to read it every night 😂😂

Love bats.

Lol at all the bat posts recently! Is it the bison poster again?

Thanks for the clarification - I genuinely had no idea what people were referring to lol.

Call 111 anyway or your GP in the morning, it does no harm and if you would feel better asking for advice then why not?

This is one of the prev threads
www.mumsnet.com/talk/am_i_being_unreasonable/5567904-bat-flew-into-my-hair-aibu-to-seek-further-advice

They’re gorgeous, but I don’t fancy death by rabies lol

😂

Thank you. I’ll probably wait until morning now as it seems a bit silly to make a thing of it at this time. And I’m more than sure my OH will roll his eyes at me if I dial 111 lol.

A ding bat perhaps
Or straight off the bat.🦇

Could it have been a moth. A moth as large as a small bird (OK, slight exaggeration but only just!) few into me at dusk the other day. Bats tend to be quite good at flying round things.

Is this the new plimsolls?

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The blooming Archers radio soap also had a bat in it last night!! Some Kind of weird bat propaganda going on…

Just call them then and get the preventative treatment. It’s one of those things that is such a rare occurrence and a tiny risk but if you’re the one in a million unlucky one it’s not worth it to just hope for the best

My skin has no bleeding or wounds

so you think rabies is airborne? youve answered your own question. Rabies needs a cut or wound