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Anxiety- scared about new furniture

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CheckMate2021 · 13/01/2021 11:15

Hello,
Just a bit of background, I’ve suffered from health anxiety for quite a long time. It seems to be in cycles, and is triggered by random events.
Since last night, I’m struggling because of a new piece of furniture.
It’s a dresser purchased from Amazon.
The smell made me worried at first, but whilst putting it together there was a lot of white residue coming off (it’s a white piece of furniture).
I’m now extremely stressed and anxious that the residue coming off (the sort of stuff that comes off walls sometimes), is highly toxic and dangerous.
I haven’t slept properly because the anxiety is getting worse by the minute.

I tried to google to reassure myself but I can’t seem to find anything helpful (except the articles about how toxic the fumes are/ furniture production in the Far East isn’t monitored and they use chemicals and products that are awful for our health Sad)

Just here to see if anyone can help me out of this cycle...unfortunately I cannot return the item as was a gift and most of my relatives think I’m a bit weird anyway so don’t pay attention.

Thank you for reading

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Relaxing2 · 13/01/2021 14:15

I don't no what to say regarding this but I suffer from mental health and really bad anxiety myself going threw a rough patch at the minute so I guess all I can do it lend a hand hold

CheckMate2021 · 13/01/2021 16:29

Thank you ❤️
I wish I didn’t end up in this cycle of irrational thoughts, hope it gets better for you very soon x

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lonelySam · 13/01/2021 22:45

Is there a way to get rid of the residue? Can you wipe it down/ hoover it up?
For the residue to make some lasting damage there would have to be a lot of it and you'd have to have been exposed to it for a long time.
(I understand anxiety and it is shit).
Can you re-sell the piece if you really cannot stand it in your house?

CheckMate2021 · 14/01/2021 16:19

Thank you so much @Relaxing2 and @lonelySam
Every time I go through a cycle of this I think next time I won’t allow this to take over, but it happens again and again.

I find myself zoning in onto something in my surroundings and it becomes the be all end all.

Sometimes it’s focussed on me and my health but most times it’s the dcs.

Once again, thank you so so much for the replies, ❤️

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