Re: Fear of appendicitis is literally ruining my life.
Just been looking through your old threads it seems that this really is a big phobia for you, as with a fear of anything must people will tell you "it wasn't actually that bad" I know you have a fear of operations as well(so do i if i'm honest) but trust me when i say that if you were waiting for a operation to get rid of it you'd be scared of course you would we all are even those who don't have anxiety, but there will be a part of you that will be thankful as it will make the pain end, surgery for appendicitis is usually keyhole, small simple and home the same or worst case next day x. i'm a huge phobic over this, you even have Fishman who can vouch for that
one day as i awoken to find my stabby pain hadn't killed me i heard literal screams from the living room. they got worse and wouldn't end, i came down the stairs to find my brother in law curled up on the couch sobbing like a 5 year old and begging my confused dear of a sister to grab the kitchen knife and just stab him because that would hurt less and take his mind off the pain. at that moment i knew i fu*ked up because there was me afraid i wouldn't notice it in time and end up with a ruptured one while this poor man was looking forward to surgery because he could be and i quote "all doped up" do i still get scared? sure i do, but as with any anxiety fear resilience is key and when you prove it wrong enough it will give up x
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