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Anxiety and meltdown

Elvis

Tonight I had a milkshake. I forgot to check my cup and it turned out it was dusty and there were big bits of dust, I drank some of the drink before I realised and now I feel so anxious in case I'm sick.

I had a meltdown also.

I'm normally so careful and almost always look for dust or dirt.

The one time I didn't, it happens.

My parents say it won't make me ill but my head and anxiety say it will.

Why can't life just be simple?

Why do I have to be this way?

Sometimes, I really hate autism.

  • I do this a lot. Like there might be a bit of lettuce that looks slightly wrong to me and so my brain tells me I will be ill. All I really am able to do if I've already eaten something I'm now worried about is try to distract myself with video games or whatever and hope that enough time will pass that my "See! Everything is fine!" conscious thoughts win. Which can take hours or maybe until the next morning. 

    If you didn't notice anything until you started drinking, are you sure it was dust? Like unless your cup came out of an ancient tomb, I'm not sure there would be enough dust that you would notice it in the drink. Is it possible it was just part of the milkshake that just hadn't dissolved fully and maybe you hadn't shaken it quite enough? Depending on how your drink was made. 

  • I’m sorry this has happened and caused you anxiety. I understand that saying..... I’m sure you will be fine, may be unhelpful, but I hope you will feel better x