u/inforapin

I was bit/scratched by a stray cat back at the end of March. The cat had seemed fine and I ended up seeing the cat a couple of weeks later and again at the end of April but I haven’t seen it since.

When I got bit, I contacted my doctor, they prescribed me some antibiotics and I forgot about the whole thing.

Now I’m having this whole spiral about rabies and reading more about it, like it could take a year to show symptoms has me in a hold.

The doctor didn’t even bring up the rabies vaccine to me but now I’m wondering if I should ask for it. Is asking for it just a form of reassurance seeking? I’ve never had this obsession before and it’s been so hard to shake.

Any advice?

My mother’s drinking has been getting worse over the years. I still live at home and the feeling of needing to clean up after her or take care of things is still hard to shift away from

But a few months ago, she stopped going out for drinks. I didn’t have to worry about her hiding her drinking and finding her in a state.

But it wasn’t her choice. She was having a slow bleed in her stomach and it was making her tired.

Eventually it couldn’t be ignored and she went to the doctor. She had to get a blood transfusion and was told to continue to stay off alcohol and take her supplements.

Now she’s starting to feel better and I’m starting to feel like any moment now she’s going to head out and get drunk. It’s like waiting for the other shoe to drop. I can’t relax and I feel a constant sense of dread.

I know I can’t control her drinking and I shouldn’t have enjoyed that her sobriety came from her not feeling good. But I don’t know how to prepare myself.