Anxiety of doom, I think I'm going to die

Mental health
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so, as the coronavirus pandemic is going on, I've been inside with the people i live with. we've been pretty good about social distancing and not going out. well, i made the mistake of taking a drive with my bf to get gas and to the grocery store (i stayed in the car for all stops) i just wanted to take the drive and get away from home. it was a nice sunny day, with the wind blowing. well get to the gas station, and this woman is pulls up getting gas next to us on the other side of our pump.. she lets out a freaking cough, and idk if she covered her mouth.. i immediately got pissed off, ans i seriously hate to be one of people, but my anxiety went off and i just so happened to have my window down. now, i feel extremely embarrassed bc i cant get this feeling out my head, im going to die now, dwelling i have coronavirus now. my anxiety already makes me having shortness of breath, and i also have gerd. my bf thinks im going crazy, bc he said i was 6ft away, i dont know if she covered her mouth and im wrong to assume, and i don't know if she is infected, but he was pumping gas and so was she, he says he was 6ft away but i dont think he was gas pumps are pretty close to eachoeach other. Anyway.. i feel so bad, that one moment of let me enjoy a ride, to im ging to die now. me and my family. i feel funny in my chest here n there when i focus on it. this happened last weekend on Saturday.. i cant help but think, im going to have coronavirus symptoms in about a week or so. i cant stop crying. as i also had my six year old with me in the car.😭😭

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i’m sorry you had to go through that but please try to relax. You are most likely just fine. Keep in mind that young healthy people who get the virus, the vast majority, even if they get the virus, do very well. Most have mild symptoms.
When you get anxious it’s important to do fact checking…

  1. I am assuming you are fairly young. That is a huge advantage in staying healthy!
  2. The woman may have been perfectly healthy. You just don’t know and you never will. Think on the positive side
    3.even if she had a virus, that doesn’t mean that it got on you or anybody else.
    4.children don’t seem to be as vulnerable to this virus
    just keep doing what you’ve been doing and I think you’re going to be just fine. Anxiety and worries only make you feel worse and they don’t help one bit! In fact they actually hurt your immune system that fight off viruses. So you need to stay strong and healthy for your child and yourself!
    do things that relax your mind. Meditation, relaxing music, play with your child. Watch a funny movie, etc. stay busy! :heart:
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Hi,

Please remember the death rate is only roughly 1%. If you are young your chances of dying are EXTREMELY slim especially if you have no underlying health issues. 85% of people have it very mild.

The media have created hysteria & panic over this virus and people forget how small the death rate actually is. Three people in my family were confirmed positive, including a 3 year old - all had mild symptoms & recovered in 7 days no hospital admission required.

Please try to relax. :slight_smile:

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thank you so much for responding to me.. ive been a complete mess, my bf has had to talk me off of edge a few times.. I’m 28 idk if that’s young or not, its all about perspective. lol but, everyone else seems to be just fine but me.. and that puts me at ease in a way. you’re right, that woman could have been perfectly fine. i just feel bad had i put my little one at risk bc i had our windows down. the only person who has a underlying condition is my bf.. he had ulcerative colitis and had to have his large intestine removed when he was in his early 20s hes also 27 now. and is healthy, other then if you count the U.C he had in the past… i know you dont know, but do you think i could have been at risk? or any of us? considering the wind was blowing, there was the gas pump in-between them, and i think i was 6ft maybe more Away from her? you’re right, just bc she coughed doesn’t mean the bacteria or whatever, got on any of us. my bf says the thing.. he said he worrys when i get like this, and i try to explain that anxiety and for me, health anxiety is very severe for me. .

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thank you for your, reply.. im 28 and have no underlying health issues, however, my bf is 27 ans has had ulcerative colitis and had to have his large intestines removed, in his early 20s, hes mostly healthy .. and my daughter well, she’s healthy . lol i try and stay off the news bc yes, they suck and only show the bad things. im so happy to hear that your family has recovered that’s so awesome. a close friend of the family daughter has COVID19 and she is in her Early 20s and is currently on a ventilator. but idk if she has underlying health issues. which also sent me in a panic. I suffer from health anxiety so since we had this encounter with this woman. its all i can think about.

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dont feel alone or ashamed unfortunately i go through this everyday.