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Selank, a hornet sting, and a fear response that won’t go away. Any ideas?

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Summary

persistent fear response after hornet sting possibly linked to Selank or anxiety

The original poster describes using Selank for calm, shares a prior calm reaction to a spider, then details a giant hornet sting that caused physical symptoms treated with antihistamines and epinephrine. Later replies attribute ongoing anxiety to an amygdala-driven response from the traumatic encounter rather than the peptide itself. Participants note the sting's severity but offer no direct link to Selank changes.

What this discussion establishesWhere people disagree

Whether professional therapy is the immediate next step versus viewing the reaction as a normal trauma byproduct

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Whether Selank use changed after the incident or if the fear response is still ongoing

Nothing here is advice.

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BrightBramble77archiveopening postOct 14

I got started on peptides and soon tried nootropics as well. My present combination features Adamax together with Selank at a 5/2 ratio and it has suited me fine. The Selank especially helped hold a steady relaxed feeling. I mentioned an earlier episode here already. During one drive a large spider began moving along my leg. Rather than reacting sharply I kept composed pulled over stepped out and let the spider go. More than a month back an event took place. Out walking my dog we faced a huge Asian hornet nearly three quarters my pinky length. It stung and heading home I noticed odd physical shifts. At home I used antihistamines and corticosteroids from my emergency supplies right away and prepared two epinephrine doses because EpiPens were unavailable then. I rested and watched what happened. Unsure whether help would reach me or whether a cab to the hospital made sense I stayed put. Symptoms eased after several hours except for a sore swollen red arm that lasted around five days. Since that time I have grown more anxious. One case another large hornet entered our place through a window my girlfriend left open at night. I felt annoyed with her especially because she kept preparing food instead of assisting. I felt no real fear and dealt with it yet the moment felt off. On a recent dog walk birds took off from a ledge above and I flinched before any thought formed. Later I heard a sound assumed a vehicle approached and called my dog only to see it was an aircraft. The fear hit first reasoning came after. Two weeks back I added PE-22-28 and Oxytocin to what I take yet nothing has shifted. Suggestions or similar accounts appreciated.

SteadySparrow75archiveOct 14

Serious stress from the situation made me book time with a mental health expert without any delay and I expect thanks for mentioning it.

PatientHarbour28archiveOct 14
↳ replying to @SteadySparrow75

That woman from earlier might have requested very little in exchange.

PatientHarbour28archiveOct 14
↳ replying to @BrightBramble77 (opening post)

Man, those bugs are really unpleasant and they tend to create a painful mark that remains for more than seven days. Absolutely correct to fear them. After observing somebody being attacked by one and the injury that followed, I have plenty of motivation to escape from those dangerous small creatures.

WryLedger88archiveOct 14

I've dealt with anxiety myself and mostly moved past it. What you're dealing with seems like a side effect of that in my experience. Your brain's threat center is releasing extra stress chemicals after the recent sting incident. It works this way: a part of the mind acts as an emotional detector for trouble. After a tough moment it tags the memory hard with a warning label. Another section stores the exact details like what you saw heard or smelled and where it happened. When similar cues show up again that section flags them and sets off the alarm immediately sending out hormones before any calm thinking kicks in. This often builds a repeating pattern of dread. You know the situation is coming up recall how awful it felt last time and start feeling the heart race or sweat ahead of time as your body gets ready for a repeat. The same process sits behind certain fears or trauma responses. Minds can adjust though. By going through the thing safely multiple times the link between the memory and the panic response fades away. Your worry might not reach that point but the mental step is comparable. Tell yourself no actual threat exists note that the reaction is overdone and things usually become less intense. I also depend on one method when anxiety hits.

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