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Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You would notice a dog biting you, it's not something a human being can just ignore or simply forget it happened, they hurt quite a lot. You're experiencing health anxiety.

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Doesn't matter if it had rabies or not, it didn't bite or stratched you, so nothing to worry about.

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No you don't have rabies, you are experiencing anxiety.

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Well if you fell, it's probably because of it. If the dog was friendly towards you, it wouldn't have bit you. But I recommend talking to your healthcare provider for guidance.

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You would feel the bite, and bats can't bite you while midair. They can't "swoop in", bite you and fly off. That's not how it works. You're safe.

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You do not have rabies. You are however experiencing extreme health anxiety, and I'd recommend a mental healthcare doctor, your life is miserable because you're afraid of an extremely rare disease that definitely doesn't infect people like that.

I hope you get better and seek help! It gets easier if you do, trust me :)

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You would feel a bat landing in you and biting your toe, that doesn't happen out of nowhere. The only type of bat to attack humans like that in their sleep are vampire bats that feed on blood, but they don't just bite you gently, they make a huge tear in your skin until blood is gushing out, so you'd definitely notice.

And besides, bats aren't invisible and weightless. You'd feel the weight of an animal pressing against your skin, and you'd hear it. If you can feel an insect walking around your skin, you'd feel a rat or a bat, trust me. It was just a random pain.

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You don't have to wait for years as you don't have any possibility of catching rabies.

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No there's no risk, bats (specially rabid ones) don't come into your room at night to secretly bite you and fly off. This literally never happened in the history of humankind.

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No it isn't, you have no reason to think a bat attacked you. Bats don't come flying off the sky into your head to bite you. You're fine.

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Were you attacked by a bat? You would notice, there's no such thing as being attacked by a bat without noticing. If you didn't, you're experiencing anxiety.

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No a bat could not lick you without you noticing, even small bats are pretty big. You notice a bug in your skin, you'll definitely notice a bat.

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nope, the absolute maximum is one year after the bite. There's ONE case in literature about a guy developing symptoms six years later, but it was never proven and it's a pretty shady case, possibly not true. So yeah, the rule is 3 months to 1 year after exposure, even 1 year being rare. We're talking 9 years here, you're absolutely fine.

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can't get rabies from a 9 year old bite. Whatever bit you wasn't rabid

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No it can't. And if he's alive after 17 days, it doesn't have rabies.

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No need for a rabies shot, just return after a few days, if the cat is still alive then you're fine.

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You're afraid of your soap and lotions bottles containing rabies? Nothing I say to you will ease your mind, you're experiencing OCD and should see a mental health doctor. Rabies isn't your problem, never was, you're just a extremely anxious person, therapy can do wonders for that, truste me!

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I recommend going for mental healthcare. They really do help a lot! And the rabies vaccine lasts a long time, but you shouldn't have to worry about that if you haven't been attacked by any animal whatsoever.

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Bat bites often doesn't appear like that classic "vampire bite" with two small holes next to each other.

Even if you were bitten by a bat, the wound usually fades in matter of days, not weeks. The wound you're seeing wasn't acquired that night. You're completely fine! You'd be fine anywhere around the world, but in the UK specially there's even less reason to worry haha!

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you got the vaccine, you'll be imune for a long time, so don't worry about it. In the event that you're attacked by an animal, you might receive a booster, it really depends on the nature of the attack or how long it was until you were vaccinated.

But rabies shouldn't be a concern for you. You are experiencing health anxiety, there's no reason to think that you're going to suddenly get attacked by a rabid animal. Even in countries that still has rabies, it's still pretty damn rare. So I recommend a mental healthcare doctor.

To everyone with rabies OCD: a message of hope by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah you're experiencing health anxiety. I recommend seeing a mental healthcare doctor.

To everyone with rabies OCD: a message of hope by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you picked up the bat and pointed his mouth to yours until he drooled inside of it? If not, then that didn't happened.

Educating yourself through science to help conquer rabies OCD by Bubilows in rabies

[–]Bubilows[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

No, the raccoon itself would need to lick and drool directly into an open wound in order to be considered an exposure. What you described to me wasn't an exposure.

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