Weird neck thing

[charlsing7]

Hi. I don’t know if I’m being stupid but basically when I was like 3, I heard this thing on the radio about some kid getting stabbed and ever since then, I sometimes get this weird anxious vulnerability in my neck. It kinda disappeared for a while but recently it has come back, especially when I try and sleep, and is pretty bad. I try and wrap my neck in blankets and hold it with my hands and stuff but it just doesn’t stop the weird vulnerable feeling going away and I end up loosing sleep a lot. The feeling sometimes occurs at random points during the day and I have to clutch my neck like some weirdo. It’s really starting to bother me and I don’t know if I’m just being silly about nothing but I really don’t know what to do.

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If you were able to remember this to this day, it likely is a vulnerability that has carried on to you. I have things like this...sometimes when I'm sleeping if I feel some irrational presence, I'll turn to not have my body in a vulnerable state. You might also have the same subconscious thought.

First and foremost, have a doctor look at your neck to rule out anything that could cause this. If nothing is found, ask for a referral to a therapist to work on overcoming this vulnerability. Things like cognitive behavioral therapy actively work on this and a therapist is just the person to work with. You aren't silly at all and I would say it's just some baggage you've carried around since hearing about it. It reminds me of seeing a particularly violent scene and seeing something harmed....and we'll all grab whatever is being "hurt" sort of like...."Ouch, whoa....yikes." You aren't weird, you just heard some pretty disturbing stuff at three years-old.

Best of luck and I hope you're able to put this behind you. Let us know how everything goes!

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I remember when I was a Child watching a Nature, exploration program in Black and White. They had dug up a Decapitated body and were looking at the skull. I was about seven years old then and I remembered, unsettled about this program for years. Even know after many travels of my own and watching programs much worse I still consider that program very unsettling so you are not along.

You can see your GP although this is something you may push to the back of your mind over the years, Even now I still have an aversion to decapitation.

We all have unsettling feelings from being young, I my past went through much CBT and the thought of that body still riles over me so treatment never seemed to touch it.

Consider talking to your GP, what are those feeling you have. However I would imagine something has been described and the problem may stay with you. In my case I only remember the program now and again, like now, it gets better over time

BOB

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I woke up in a state, once I had a nightmare something or someone was after my right rib cage and pulling and tugging, I had to move to make myself come back into reality. You have to calm down and relax and do more of these techniques, mindful mediation on youtube.

[adamsapples]

The neck is one of the most vulnerable parts of the body, it houses your jugular. Your fear is fine and rooted in a real concern, your neck being stabbed. However, the odds of you getting stabbed in your neck randomly are very slim. If reasoning with yourself doesn’t work however, talking to someone professional about this would help I think.

[adamsapples in reply to adamsapples]

I feel weird about certain things touching my neck as well, I feel where you’re coming from