soo confused

[jailbait101]

okay so im not sure if i hav anxiety or wat i asked a ques on the schitzophrenia community to cuz idk wats goin on i hav a crazy paranioa of my achelles tendion being cut.one time some1 was messing with me saying thr was a person undermy desk going to cut my tendion evn tho i kne no1 was thr i still freaked out rad to the bathroom and my legs had shocks go through them and tensed up i started hipervenhilating and brought myself almost to tears over the fear of it.if i see a movie wer an chelles tendion is cut,bit,or any harm comes to it i freak out and hav to hold my anckels to myself.as im typing this my legs r tensing and im getting paraniod i prlly wnt sleep for a while tonight.i cant stand in front of any sort of gap espicaly beds or cars for mor than a minute wihtout freaking out.i hav a wide imagination so i can scare myself into these "attacks"veery easy ive looked up phobia names and there r none for this surprisinly because thrs one for getting peanut butter stuck on the roof of ur nouth no offence if som1 has that but i think its wierd that they hav that and not one for mine.do i hav anxiety?plaese help me out and reply :) thanks

[jailbait101]

well ive had this phobia since i was little its jst gotton worse ive nevr actly cut it but my frnd streched hers and that freaked me out also my brothr grabs it really hard it hurts so bad and freaks me out a lot and wen i was lil i had a barbie under my bed and i put my feet under my bed and felt the legs with my toes and i thought it was som1s hand so now i nevr put my feet under my bed..and the scary movie thing fer sure maks me fear it more but i love scary movies so its hard to jst not watch em ha.as for my parents they kno i have this fear but ive nevr told them how bad it affets me...thank you for the addvice i superly appreciate it!

[RubyWitch]

Some phobias make sense, to a degree.The dictionary defines a phobia as an "irritional fear."
Fear of snakes, spiders and other creepy crawly things.....millions of us have this one! Fear of heights.........who hasn't stood on the edge of the Grand Canyon or a tall building and gotten that sense of vertigo that may cause us to pitch off the edege? Fear of flying.........hers's a biggie. It combines a fear of heights, claustraphobia and being totally out of control. Three for the price of one! There are hundreds of other examples of fears that have at least a small basis in reality, and personally, I don't find them all that "irrational."

But I think your fear of having your Achilles' heel, (more often referred to as the Achilles' tendon) cut, definitely falls into this category.    

Do you have any idea how you came by this phobia? Did you cut yourself and the doctor said "A few more inches to the left and it would have severed your Achilles' tendon." That could definitely start up a phobia. I see you're 15 and while I don't mean to lump you into the "horror movie" crowd, it's a common age to be into "slasher" movies and perhaps you saw someone getting their Achilles' tendons cut, which would prevent them from running away.

No matter how you came by this particular phobia, the bottom line is that it is affecting your daily life, your work and/or schooling. It is causing you anxiety and loss of sleep. It is causing you to avoid specific situations such as standing by any sort of gab that leaves your Achilles' tendon vulnerable.........such as by your bed or near cars.

I suggest you talk to your parents and let them know just how seriously this is affecting you. If they won't listen, talk to your school counselor. If this fear is so pervasive it is "taking over your thoughts," you need to get into some therapy to understand and deal with this fear.
Bear in mind that we do outgrow many phobias, and while that may be a good thought, I realize it doesn't help you now.

Talk to your parents and go from there. (And maybe cut down on the scary movies!)
Please let us know how you're doing, OK?
Peace
Greenlydia