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I'm terrified of people, terrified of people to the point I will avoid and hide, hermit away and hibernate.
I am also scared of going outside, now with this Coronavirus, it seems I have the right idea?
With everything going on, the areas I live in and also just EVERYTHING!
I don't compute with things.
I just can't.
I can't deal.
I'm terrified of the worst possible thing happening as soon as I leave the house. Like death.
I know part of me knows its insane panic and won't happen, but 99% of me is anxiety and 'worst case scenario' and wont let me function outside.
Its become debilitating. :(
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I am also scared of going outside, now with this Coronavirus, it seems I have the right idea?
With everything going on, the areas I live in and also just EVERYTHING!
I don't compute with things.
I just can't.
I can't deal.
I'm terrified of the worst possible thing happening as soon as I leave the house. Like death.
I know part of me knows its insane panic and won't happen, but 99% of me is anxiety and 'worst case scenario' and wont let me function outside.
Its become debilitating. :(
Thrasher (C)
Art ©
Category All / All
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 2000 x 2000px
File Size 410.3 kB
They are purposely making the virus look scary. Doing so is benefitial to them in the long run. Scared folk tend to bring in lots of profit. The flu is worse.
I know exactly what you mean by this fear. Let me share something I hope will help you feel less alone.
went to the Mall recently. Too many people for my liking, and too many floors. My brain always convinces me that my flaws will project, or that I will royally mess up somehow and completely wind up humiliating myself, effectively scarring myself. I was so sure of something horrible happening any second now, like one of the glass elevators collapsing under me as the ground level seemed to shrink and I shake more inside the lift. But others are around, so I also have to struggle not to let my fear overwhelm me again, and in front of those strangers no less. Like the Universe expects to see me fail.
I got out of the elevator, out of the crowd, then later out of the shops I needed to go to, this hesitation to talk to the cashier could have kept me there for quite a while. But I spoke. And eventually, l left the Mall, feeling awkward yet releived, thinking Huh. Interacting with a human was not as bad. This is but one of the billions of times I've had such issues.
My point is, I got through that and more, and I'm not half the brave soul you've been all these years. You've got this. Keep fighting like the great lioness you are!
I know exactly what you mean by this fear. Let me share something I hope will help you feel less alone.
went to the Mall recently. Too many people for my liking, and too many floors. My brain always convinces me that my flaws will project, or that I will royally mess up somehow and completely wind up humiliating myself, effectively scarring myself. I was so sure of something horrible happening any second now, like one of the glass elevators collapsing under me as the ground level seemed to shrink and I shake more inside the lift. But others are around, so I also have to struggle not to let my fear overwhelm me again, and in front of those strangers no less. Like the Universe expects to see me fail.
I got out of the elevator, out of the crowd, then later out of the shops I needed to go to, this hesitation to talk to the cashier could have kept me there for quite a while. But I spoke. And eventually, l left the Mall, feeling awkward yet releived, thinking Huh. Interacting with a human was not as bad. This is but one of the billions of times I've had such issues.
My point is, I got through that and more, and I'm not half the brave soul you've been all these years. You've got this. Keep fighting like the great lioness you are!
Okay, stop. Right now, just stop. You're going to be okay. Corona Virus is really bad, but if you are hygienic, then you dramatically lower your chances of getting it. Relax. Breathe deeply. This is just a panic attack. I've been there, it royally sucks, but you're winding yourself up and stressing yourself over something you shouldn't be. Unless you live in New York or California, and even then, practice good hygiene. You will be fine. Like HowlFree said, you're a brave lioness. Life has dealt you some bad cards, but you can get through this. Just keep calm, think things over logically, and relax.
Here's an example that I had. Every time I walk on the second floor of a local mall, the floor beneath me shakes. No, I'm not that big, but it's the vibrations and footsteps of other people walking on that floor that occasionally causes the floor to jump a little bit. Is it going to collapse? I would be concerned about that, except that the mall has been there longer than I've been alive. It's not coming down any time soon, even if you had people marching in step on the upper floor. Even if it did start to collapse, the railings are glass and would crack or shatter as a warning well before the floor actually collapses. Stopping and using logic to reason things out helps to calm yourself down. Statistically, you are safe.
Here's an example that I had. Every time I walk on the second floor of a local mall, the floor beneath me shakes. No, I'm not that big, but it's the vibrations and footsteps of other people walking on that floor that occasionally causes the floor to jump a little bit. Is it going to collapse? I would be concerned about that, except that the mall has been there longer than I've been alive. It's not coming down any time soon, even if you had people marching in step on the upper floor. Even if it did start to collapse, the railings are glass and would crack or shatter as a warning well before the floor actually collapses. Stopping and using logic to reason things out helps to calm yourself down. Statistically, you are safe.
Why?
In my psychology experience most of these problems have very very simplistic reasons, based in illinformed ideas, and have become habits due to repetition.
E.g. fear of germs often originates because people learn that generally germs cause illness, and parents will tell them that.
People never bother to learn more about types of germs, risks, how amazingly adapted and good our immune systems are, etc. and they avoid germs (avoid contact, ocd like cleaning) so often that it slowly becomes subconscious habit.
and part of character eventually.
And solution is often being better informed and accepting that gut feeling is often very very wrong and feelings in general often originate from learned behavior rather than real empirical need.
if you have real fear of people it probably has some specific beginning, and can be mended with learning and self-challenging.
In my psychology experience most of these problems have very very simplistic reasons, based in illinformed ideas, and have become habits due to repetition.
E.g. fear of germs often originates because people learn that generally germs cause illness, and parents will tell them that.
People never bother to learn more about types of germs, risks, how amazingly adapted and good our immune systems are, etc. and they avoid germs (avoid contact, ocd like cleaning) so often that it slowly becomes subconscious habit.
and part of character eventually.
And solution is often being better informed and accepting that gut feeling is often very very wrong and feelings in general often originate from learned behavior rather than real empirical need.
if you have real fear of people it probably has some specific beginning, and can be mended with learning and self-challenging.
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