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When I was younger- like college aged I was always the one to open the bathroom door without a paper towel, never worried about the germs involved in sharing a utensil or drinking from someone elses glass. I just never worried about germs. And for the most part I was always healthy!
Then I at age 26 I had open heart surgery, was in the hospital for an extended time, was in the ER etc. And then during recovery a lot of the medicine made me sick. And right after I was almost completely recovered this IBS stuff started and thats for me when everything went down hill.
My stomach was constantly sick feeling and I was always in the bathroom and the anxiety started and the panic attacks started. It takes over my life sometimes. So I dont know but I feel like for me its all been connected. I feel like I developed this insanely irrational fear with IBS. Right now people around me are getting sick and so here I am regretting eating anything today living in this stress for no reason!
I know its all in my mind and Ive been sick before- and I'm still here, I didnt die from it and actually it only took one or two days to get over it. But somehow in the midst of the irrational thoughts I cant see that.
I use so much hand sanitizer that my hands bleed! So why I have this- I dont know for sure I just know that prior to IBS I never ever had a panic attack, never worried about something so irrational like this. So I kinda think its all connected- some sort of seratonin or brain thing I dont know. Ugh... how about you-have you had this fear for a long time, or when/how did it come about for you?

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