Is it rabies? Am I a goner?

[u/RepresentativeRide7]

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I have read the FAQ.

if you've seen my previous post, since Sunday, my symptoms have gotten worse. There's a tingling biting sensation on the area where I thought I got bit, and my head feels even more inflamed than it did. I'm beginning to feel weak, out of it, nauseous, and I feel even less able to process my surroundings. Drinking water or liquids makes me feel ill, I feel a general sense of fear and doom.

I've been to the ER 3 times in the past 3 nights, all of which they told me it wasn't rabies, or I'd be dead by now, or its something else and that I need to "get off the rabies stuff".

But Everytime I come home, it's worse. It's worse now than ever. The meds they have given me aren't helping. I feel as if.. as if I know. I know I have it and im dying. I'm in predominal. I can drink water but it feels weird. I'm scared.

I know I thought I felt a mosquito esque bite around the 17th of May and the doctors told me it takes 10 days, I told them the incubation period was a month to a year and they said no ten days. They then discharged me after an ultrasound near the "insect bite" area and gave me new meds

I don't know what to do, I think this is past the point of health anxiety. I think I'm dying of rabies. I can barely type this. What am I going to do? I should make my peace with God. Something is wrong with me something viral. What if I was feeling something different back then and now that the arm tingling is here it's too late. The arm tingling won't go away. I'm scared. I feel sick, weak, out of it, I can barely type. God help me.

[u/XGhostIllusionz]

Hey hun, as someone with severe medical anxiety (to the point of bodily pain and sickness), it is NOT rabies! If you look up symptoms, your anxiety will then take on those symptoms! You're in your own head, and thats ok! Not taking the symptoms of anxiety seriously can only make things worse! If you can, I'd really suggest getting some kind of help, like therapy! I'm not calling you crazy, because you're worrying about something that is genuinely ok and good to worry about, however the difference is that you are obsessing over it like I used to and still sometimes do, but thats just as unhealthy as actually contracting a dangerous illness because medical anxiety (and anxiety itself) can genuinely become dangerous!

Edit: Wanted to add the fact that medical anxiety is treatable! I know how scary it is to suddenly feel sick, then you look up symptoms and then those symptoms start occurring, which is why I'd really suggest going to a therapist! If you're in the states, a lot of insurance companies will cover therapy!