Health Anxiety - Can I get rabies from a dusty ceiling vent in China?

[Kevinor762]

Basically during mid-late March I was in China. Where I am sure has LOTS of rabies.
I have severe health anxiety.
In the hotel bathroom ceiling was this vent or what not (made of wood/metal).. long story short rats or animals could've been in there although I did not physically see one.
Being the paranoid curious person I am afraid of being watched through a camera in the ceiling, I popped open the "tile" or square piece that gave way into the passageway.
I did this a few times and basically dust/germs, etc... was inhaled or was in contact with because I had cuts on my body and I had canker sore.
I don't even know what to do.
The quote saying that I should not fear death and instead fear NOT LIVING is not even reassuring me right now.
I really do not want to die.

[neuroticcat]

What you are saying makes no sense at all. Rabies is spread to people from the saliva of infected animals.

Unless an animal bites you, you cannot get rabies.

[lofwyr]

You couldn't get rabies from licking the dust vent, much less breathing the air. The only way to get rabies is through contact with an infected animal's saliva. If you didn't have contact with an infected animal's saliva, you are good.

[Fishmanpa]

Serious question... You said in a previous post:

I have severe health anxiety and am currently doing CBT.

What exercise/worksheet would you use to rationalize this and how would you fill it out?

Does your therapist know you're posting on an anxiety forum for reassurance?

Also curious... How old are you?

Please have the courtesy to respond.

Positive thoughts

[Carys]

Hi,

On all of your threads of the last few days, with many fears, people have replied to you. However, you've not gone back and replied, or said anything in response. Why is that ?

[Kevinor762]

Sorry I'm kind of new to this.
Well no my therapist does not know.

Also what if I get hantavirus???

[Carys]

Ok, well, hi and if you are new to it I'll give you a wee bit of advice. Hope it helps -

When people reply, and take the time out of their lives to try and help you, they appreciate a response on the thread you have created. They try and help, in the hope they've made a difference to you in some way, with no response at all from you - people don't even know if you've read the thread. People on here (who are also people with problems themselves) stop replying and get fed up when they see the OP doesn't care to answer.

As for the hantavirus - No. Even if it were vaguely possible to get Hantavirus this way, the time elapsed means you didn't get it. 2-3 weeks incubation and then you've be ill - and its now MAY.

What type of therapy are you having ?

[Elen]

http://www.nomorepanic.co.uk/showthr...56#post1760556

Please read the below post from Admin. You are posting about a lot of different things frequently. Perhaps start a thread where you can keep all of your worries in one place.


Can posters, especially those who are posting a lot about a variety of fears please confine their posts to one thread.

This helps others to build up a clear picture of what is happening and makes it easier to offer suitable advice.

You may not see the pattern but usually it is there, especially if you are posting frequently about different things.

Your co-operation with this would be greatly appreciated.

Elen

[Fishmanpa]

Well no my therapist does not know.

What exercise/worksheet would you use to rationalize this and how would you fill it out?

Also curious... How old are you?

Show your therapist your threads here as they show the extent of your illness.

FMP

[Kevinor762]

Hi all

Well I'm almost 20 (don't want to give out exact age).

Now I'm just worrying about something else which I posted for but got deleted.
I want to tell you all but it's a bit innapropriate.

I'm doing CBT and well maybe if I do the thought record it may help??