nola82
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- 3y
AnonymousAAnonymousA
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- 3y
I had A LOT of vaccine anxiety. After my first dose I had a panic attack at Walgreens. But I’m fine! And of course, I could not have been (possibly) but life is uncertain. All of our bodies will fail us eventually. If I were you I’d just get the vaccine and use it as an exposure.
nola82nola82
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- 3y
I also had a panic attack at Walgreens and couldn’t go through with it. Tried again two days later and still couldn’t do it. It’s a tough one. I can barely take a Tylenol.
AnonymousAAnonymousA
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- 3y
@nola82 For me it was helpful to deem one of the vaccines as “safe”, and for me that was Pfizer. It’s better to accept the uncertainty and do ERP but that just kinda helped get the vaccine in my arm if you know what I mean.
nola82nola82
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- 3y
@AnonymousA That makes so much sense. I also feel like Pfizer is “safe” and will get that one once I can finally go through with it.
AnonymousAAnonymousA
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- 3y
@nola82 Doing ERP exercises will really help you get to that place where you can go through with it! Perhaps that means reading a news story about someone who had a bad reaction to the vaccine and sitting with that discomfort. You got this
nola82nola82
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- 3y
@AnonymousA Thank you!
mentallyill<3mentallyill<3
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- 3y
Yessss my thoughts are telling me it's gonna kill me or smth :(
nola82nola82
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- 3y
I feel exactly the same. I’m terrified to get it.
vscurryvscurry
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- 3y
I’m in the same boat. Everything’s seems so rushed and I’m afraid that I’ll bug out about it being in my body and that really scares me. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with waiting until you’re comfortable especially if you’re keeping yourself safe with distancing and mask wearing.
nola82nola82
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- 3y
It definitely feels rushed. I’m also worried about getting supper anxious after getting it. I just want to enjoy life again and not have to worry every time I go out. But yes I am masking and trying my best to be safe but it’s definitely scary.
vscurryvscurry
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- 3y
@nola82 I feel the exact same way.
vinjevollenvinjevollen
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- 3y
I got vaccinated as soon as I was able to. I was in remission with my OCD at the time, which is bizarre, considering COVID has turned into a massive trigger now. I had a panic attack with both doses, imagining anaphylaxis. It of course did not happen. The vaccines are very safe. You feel like they’re rushed because they were – but only in a medically safe, viable way. The entire world rushed to cut the bureaucratic red tape that’s usually holding back important medicine. The medicine itself has been extensively tested and hundreds of millions of people have taken the vaccine without incident. Health OCD is awful, I wouldn’t wish it on my worst enemy. It’s hard to know what’s dangerous and what’s imagined. What I do think is important *in this specific moment* is to think about COVID realistically – it’s far more dangerous than the vaccine. Either way…we cannot guarantee the outcome of either scenario. We just have to make the best choices and go with the flow. But I do recommend getting vaccinated.
vinjevollenvinjevollen
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- 3y
For a bit of perspective on the “rushed” bit: I work for an advertising company and we do work for a medical org that “takes drugs to market,” aka, moves them from testing and into the hands of consumers. They regularly deal with drugs for 5-15 years before they’re able to get them to people. This is not because the drugs are tested for longer. The testing is the same as it was for the vaccine, oftentimes less. It takes that long because of red tape and paperwork and sales.
vinjevollenvinjevollen
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- 3y
@vinjevollen Also, just overall, be kind to yourself ❤️ You are incredibly strong and can do anything you set your mind to.
nola82nola82
- Date posted
- 3y
@vinjevollen Thank you!
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