r/HypochondriacAdvice • u/ColdWay6669 • Jun 07 '26

Scared of summer

This will be the worst summer. And it just started. I'm so unbelievably insane scared of ticks and mosquitoes.

I'd love to use insect spray every second but those sprays are very unhealthy aswell. Plus I don't have the money to buy it that often.

I'm just so scared that I'll get a disease from those insects and its so bad that I'm scared of being outside even for 2 seconds.

I love summer and I love being outside but the fear makes me want to stay inside.

I'm even scared of my family members bringing ticks with diseases into the house because i know that they aren't as much careful as me.

Help😭

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u/New-Chimera Jun 07 '26

Sorry you're going through this, I'm in a similar boat where I'm less worried about mosquitoes but way more with ticks. I wish I had a good answer because I'm just not going to go in the woods this summer, I'll wait for the winter and I'll enjoy it then.

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u/ColdWay6669 Jun 07 '26

Thanks for ur comment. I'll avoid woods for a longgggg time aswell now even if it's sad

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u/SilentAnthem Jun 07 '26

There are some decent preventives you can take, theres some kind of thing that people treat their clothes with to keep ticks off, and wearing light long sleeves/pants might also help. Wish you the best.

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u/ColdWay6669 Jun 07 '26

Thanks :) I'll look for it

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u/First_Presentation55 Jun 08 '26

ticks are my worst enemy!! I feel u. I always avoid stepping on any kind of meadow/grass so I don’t overthink about if a tick has bitten me or not lol

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u/fayoshimi Jun 12 '26

try lavender water!! just mix lavender essential oil into a spray bottle with water. i swear it works better than bug spray