I’m afraid of the bone in my body
I don't know what I have or why this even happens to me but I am truly, so so afraid of the bone in between my ribs. I think it's called the "xiphoid process". It's between your ribs under the breast. Right in the middle of your chest. Some peoples stick out a little bit and you can feel it and see it, mine also sticks out like that. I have been afraid of that bone for years I can't remember a time before I was afraid of it. I can constantly feel it sticking out. I can feel it just existing between my ribs. It hurt so bad but it's only a phantom pain there's nothing wrong with it, I can just feel it hurting all the time and poking into me. I can't wear clothes that will touch the bone, sometimes I freak out and have to take my shirt off because it's too close to the bone. I'm afraid to close my eyes around people because I feel like they will come up and touch right on that bone. I don't let people touch me around my stomach or anything because I'm afraid they'll accidentally touch there. Sometimes I can't sleep because I can feel the bone and I can't stop feeling it and being afraid of it. Writing this was so hard and made me so anxious again because I had to think so much about that bone. I don't know what on earth has made me so afraid of this area or what's wrong with me or happening that's making me feel like this. Please help.