When the benzo just won't cut it

Ugh. I'm having a day when my xanax won't even slow my breathing and I just feel off. I think it's the fear of the possible stomach flu invasion. I'll probably be on high alert for the next few days until I feel like enough time has passed.

Hugs, my friend.

Hi, just know you aren't alone. I am seriously petrified of stomach viruses and HATE this time of year. I barely function. I developed OCD years ago because of the fear, and it's only getting worse. I'm in counseling, but no help whatsoever. Just plain terrified.

Ma finally came home, and like always, asks me multiple times if I want to eat. It's almost 9, so I hope I don't suffer.

Nobody likes the stomach flu...but yes, for a lot of us, it goes beyond aversion to a phobic state of dread.

I too had a really bad bout of the virus once...I was so weak, I literally had to crawl into our house (it hit while we were away for the weekend!) and collapsed on the floor in our front entry! It was brutal.

However, I realize that out of the many times that I have had it...that was a particulary rough one...and not likely to happen again.

In fact the last time I got it...my daughter came down with it first. I lived in absolute fear and dread for the next couple of days...literally having panic attack after panic attack.

I did end up coming down with it...and, as you have probably guessed...

...yep, the illness was nothing compared to what I put myself through with the worry!

The anticipatory anxiety was much worse than anything else.

...so I have resolved to take a 'what happens, happens' attitude about it now.

Of course I am careful and take precautions to stay well...but beyond that, it is out of my control, and I feel so much better in general about this time of year!.:)

S.C.

Thank you, S.C.

I know I should try and take that attitude....I don't know why I'm having such a bad time. I fell asleep earlier and have woken up with bad stomach pain and heartburn/nausea. I'm in bed panicking that I am going to be the one to get this stomach virus, even though it's much more likely that one of my other family members would be sick first since they were all around my nephew and I truly was only near him for about ten minutes.

I'm just lying here freaking out, waiting for my xanax to kick in....praying that it kicks in....

Same here, LHA. Same here.