Reply #6: Hey I got PSTD

[undergroundpanther]

And years ago I got a really bad sickness that almost wiped me out, Mycoplasma Incognitus,Back in the 80's they could not figure out what was making me so sick. I had to have my tests shipped overseas for a lab that could detect what I had.
Anyways I was really sick for a month.Before they even found a medicine to stop it.I was taking some very powerful antibiotics and my system is still recovering from that.


I still get a little freaked by fevers,and certain symptoms
But I know what I had when I got really sick is not a garden variety flu.I remind myself of this if I get a cold or something so I don't freak out.
Every time I get a minor illness and recover in a day or a few days I find I begin to trust myself more in knowing really sick from just sick. I realize the chances of getting that sick again from that strain of mycoplasma is not a common occurrence in my life or most other people's lives.It was a rare disease..

I don't know what you had, but if it was that bad most likely it isn't common place illness for you either. And to remind yourself it's not common in your life to be THAT sick might help the next time you get some minor illness that may mimic some of the symptoms of the serious illness in a much milder way.If you can find someone to help you ,to comfort you and point out why a particular sickness IS NOT the same thing as the bad sickness was might help. I find looking at differences between illnesses instead of similarities helps me. Might work for you I dunno.