Not sure if I'll get the opportunity to post this, but in any case, I wanted to say that I'm glad I've found this subreddit. I've only recently started updating myself on everything going on with the virus and since that point, it's started to freak me out. I've had about two mini panic attacks over it and for the past 2-3 weeks, I haven't had much of an appetite at all. I've been going about my daily routines as normal for the most part, but if I even hear someone talk about the virus or see an ad or video about it, my body just freezes up and I am just overcome by a sense of dread for hours on end sometimes. The only thing that seems to help keep things off my mind is sleeping (taking naps) or speaking with friends who have all ensured me that things are going to be fine and I just need to stop worrying about it.

I just have so many other things going on as well (outside of worrying about the virus) and I'm supposed to be turning 25 in 2 days which for the first time in my life, I'm not excited about. I've been worrying myself to death about the virus but I just found this sub last night and it's nice to know that I'm not going crazy and that I'm not alone and that there are others feeling the same as me. I know the chances for my age group to catch the virus (or at least get critically ill from it) are slim, but I just can't help but worry about it anyway seeing as there are still so many things we don't know about the virus. Plus, I am still living with my parents due to financial issues and they are in their 50s so naturally, I have to worry about them as well. I like to think things will be fine as I've never been a sickly person and my immune system has been pretty good to me all this time as I rarely get sick from anything at all (nor do I have any underlying medical conditions that I know of.)

It's just been such a huge relief to read what everyone is saying here and trying to put things into a perspective that is more positive than I've been able to do for weeks. I just really hope that things turn out okay for everyone and that this whole ordeal will blow over as soon as possible. I've never been so anxious about something in my entire life.