Frustratingly irrational food poisoning and fear of falling asleep

[SomeRandomDude]

Guys, i'm so embarrassed to post this. I know i'm fine, and I am being especially irrational and silly but it's late and I just can't bring myself to go to bed.

And I don't know if a post like this belongs in the hypochondria forums, it feels a little off topic to me. I know i'm fine and i'm more just venting here. But I don't know if there's a forum specifically for venting about this sort of thing. I guess if it's too off topic I can copy and paste all this down in the actual off topic forum.

Anyway, it was a few hours ago when this entire thing started and when I decided to have something to eat before going to bed, which in of itself is a sin if you don't want to go to bed with heart burn or acid reflux. But I did and maybe thirty minutes later I started feeling abdominal pain. Of course gas is what usually comes to mind, maybe even appendicitis if ones anxiety is too extreme like mine tends to get. But nope! For some strange reason I've managed to convince myself that I have food poisoning!

Even though it feels like gas, the feeling isn't severe, i'm not nauseated and I don't feel any symptoms of salmonella (Which have emmerged way too early anyway if I recall correctly) I've convinced myself I've got food poisoning and by tomorrow i'm going to be bent over a toilet for the entire day. And because of that i'm terrified of falling asleep to wake up in the middle of the night doing what one does when falling victim to food poisoning.
I feel so ridiculous right now, to the point where feeling ashamed and embarrassed is overshadowing the anxiety. I know the mind makes people fall for ridiculousthings like this, especially with anxiety. But tonight I feel especially silly.

 

[Rosy]

Don't ever feel silly for posting your fears. When we have this anxiety it can create some really weird thoughts and everyone on this site suffers like you do. We all have fears and know what you are going through. I hope you can get some sleep tonight and wake up tomorrow feeling fine. Knowing you are not alone will help. I know it helps me.

 

[Cuchculan]

In one sense you know it is an irrational fear. You say that yourself. So something deep down must be telling you there is nothing wrong with you at all. I know when I feel this way at night, I lay there, and say ' bring it on '. Kind of like a challenge to my mind / body. The end result is I nearly always just fall asleep. Which is proof in itself that it was really nothing. But the fear is real. The worry is real. It is something we have to go through. No shame in that at all. I am guessing you will be just fine. Much like I am always just fine too. If you are fine, keep track of that fact. So if it ever happens again, you can tell yourself it happened before and it was just your mind playing tricks on you.

 

[SomeRandomDude]

Hey guys, thank you for all your kind words and advice as always.

As you might've imagined, i didn't get a lot of sleep last night. And because of that i slept through msot of the day. So i apologize for the late responses.
Also, as youmight've imagined, i don't have food poisoning lol.

Thank you all again for the reassuring words!