What is Anxiety

Anxiety refers to a complex combination of negative emotions that includes fear, apprehension and worry, and is often accompanied by physical sensations such as palpitations, nause...

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I am trying as hard as I can not to let my anxiety get out of control with my new bedmates...BEDBUGS! I havent found an infestation but I found 2 or 3 of them and I have some minor bite marks so I am not completely freaking YET...The exterminator is coming this week and I already put my mattress and pillows in protective covers. I am trying so hard not to let my anxiety get the best out of me and just make me throw everything I own out..I feel like this place is tainted...Its a dirty gross place now all because of bedbugs...I am a clean person..so this isnt true..my place isnt gross and these bugs aren't here bc i was messy. They are just parasites that feed off of my blood. I have no control over getting them..I rationally know that...but I irrationally want to know WHY I deserve getting them and I want to freak out and throw everything out. I am a neat freak and its bad..My anxiety will kick in and do this too me...I am going to need some encouragement so that I dont freak out..
I am avoiding using meds but if my anxiety does kick in majorly I do have valium at hand...
Thanks guys!
Posted on 11/09/09, 11:11 pm
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Reply #1 - 11/09/09  11:28pm
" omg I feel for you... I hate the idea of bugs let alone finding proof that they are in my bed. I would sleep on the floor... no lie.
Hope things get better for you hun. *hugs* "
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Reply #2 - 11/09/09  11:30pm
" Sleeping on the floor would change nothing...They are only there for you you are their food...so they would just leave your bed and follow you to the floor..the first thing to do if you have bedbugs is to NOT change where you sleep...if you change to the couch they just will spread to the living room..S-U-C-K-S!! : ( "
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Reply #3 - 11/09/09  11:30pm
" Thanks! *hugs back* :) "
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Reply #4 - 11/09/09  11:33pm
" I am sorry but the thought of bedbugs gives me the heebie jeebies. Has nothing to do with anxiety or anything like that, and I have a huge scientific background!! lol Its kind of like when you find fleas on your pet..makes you feel itchy even though you do not have the fleas..you have my full sympathy..but do know, it will soon be over!!! They will soon go to little bedbug heaven!!! "
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Reply #5 - 11/09/09  11:43pm
" haha exactly..I can't stop smacking my body feeling like there is something crawling on it and biting me..I am a bit of a hypochondriac as well so this does not help me with that condition! "
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Reply #6 - 11/10/09  2:43pm
" Ive tried to refrain from saying this but lol just dont be smacking yourself around in public hahaha. Might look a might odd...the visualization of this made me laugh had to share. "
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Reply #7 - 11/10/09  2:56pm
" You poor thing look the man is coming now soon so hang in there . There wil be trying time s ahead but just think your not the only one with this problem and it's probably very common. It'll be all over very soon and you can get on with life . So if you can just say to yourself daily i can deal with this . This is not a big problem that can't be fixed . Then you should feel relief , you are stronger then you know . It's all about being possitive as hard as it is . Do not leave the anxiety take over. I will be thinking of you and pls do let us know how you get on xxxoo "

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