I’m so frightened of going blind

I’m so so frightened that I will just wake up blind or something will happen to blind me. When I have a headache or when I’m just particularly thinking about it I will stay up all night in case I have an aneurysm and just wake up blind. I’m also frightened that in the night I will lose control of my hands and gouge my own eyes out. Even thinking about it now is making my heart beat go up out of fear. I have constant intrusive thoughts about it like when I pick up a knife I feel the urge to stab it in my eye and just calmly walk out into the street with blood spurting out. I feel like it’s inevitable that I will be blinded and I’m just counting down the days until it happens.

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  • RoseIsabella

    My sister's toy poodle went blind as a complication of diabetes back in July of 2020. My sister, and I both have been very depressed, and mourning the little dog's loss of his sight.

    Whatever you do try to make you you don't get diabetes, and if you ever do don't let your blood sugar get too high! The first vet she took him to said that he was a dead dog, but he survived, and now she gives him insulin shots twice a day.

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  • RoseIsabella

    I could be wrong of course, but these are what's known, especially amongst those with OCD, as invasive thoughts.

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  • Wryladradofft

    I'm honestly surprised I haven't blinded myself with needles out of shame yet

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk

    wear your safety glasses

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  • a-curious-bunny

    If I ever go blind ill probably kill myself

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