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Having major anxiety panic

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LifesTooShortYOLO · 01/02/2022 00:50

I'm laid in bed getting myself really worked up and I can't calm myself down my mind is not being rational right now.
DS tested positive last Tuesday. Me and DH negative so far, tonight I have had a sudden quite bad sore throat on one side start.
I know I have it. It's inevitable as I've been looking after DS.
I'm suddenly feeling very panicky and can't seem to calm myself thinking the worst, and every slight twinge or feeling in convincing myself it's bad.
I have health anxiety and I am googling about blood clots from Covid and although I know it sounds silly I'm convincing myself I'm going to be one of those people who gets a clot and dies.
I just had a pain in my hand and I'm terrified it's a clot or something in my hand I am petrified and I don't know how to calm my fears this is awful the not knowing and in limbo of will I get it will I be ok or not if I do get it I hate it it's debilitating 😭😭

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Silverswirl · 01/02/2022 01:01

Please try to understand this is your anxiety talking- it’s not logical. If you are not vulnerable then you will be just fine.
It’s not a blot clot in your hand or anywhere.
You will get a sore throat and probably feel crap for a few days.
Take some paracetamol or ibuprofen if feeling crap and drink water.
Please don’t stress - it won’t be that bad!

LifesTooShortYOLO · 01/02/2022 01:07

Thank you so much for replying.
It's horrible I'm laid here while everyone is asleep just thinking the worst and like you say deep down I know a my anxiety talking but why is it that your mind believes every sign or symptom to be that of something bad 😩
I have no reason to think I will be really ill, I am triple jabbed mid 30's and no underlying conditions but BMI is 31.

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thaegumathteth · 01/02/2022 01:32

I've a very similar thread worrying about catching covid. This is absolutely your anxiety. Don't think 'but what if this time it really isn't?' Or 'but maybe it's not' . Stop your thoughts in their tracks.

I have spent 2 years panicking about covid. Ds had it in October and was I'll for a day the rest of us avoided it. Dd tested positive on Wednesday and me on Friday. Dd has so far had a very slight runny nose and a sore tongue. I, who am high risk, have so far had blocked nose,no smell and a sore tummy.

Stop panicking. Do something to distract yourself.

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