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crazygoing

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Posted 3 months ago
Fri Aug 14 2009 15:25:59
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Hi,
Here is my situation. Two years ago my family and I had a confirmed case of bb's. We went through the trauma of cleaning etc. and moved. Our landlord had been a real jerk about it and actually accused us of being dirty people. In our new place I basically went through bouts of paranoia induced depression. Anything that remotely resembled a bug or bite and I crumbled. I even once called in an exterminator because of my sons mosquito bites. The company found nothing and I regained some peace of mind. Every summer it seems we all get mosquito bites. Every summer I do a crazy clean and search everywhere. By fall they stop happening and I can sleep again. About a month ago I finally started healing from the trauma of our first infestation.
Here is my predicament now. We have mold in our apartment and I am pregnant with my second child. We decided to move so have given our notice and started packing. At the beginning of the month we started getting bites and I got that familiar feeling of dread again. This time I have more reason to feel crazy because my mothers neighbours have bb's and her manager is having an exterminator check her apartment three times for them because she has had a couple bites. She thinks they are mosquitos. I had one on my finger and one near my elbow and my son had one on his leg and one on his elbow, two weeks later he got another on his leg and one on his ear, I got one on my arm, two around my ankle and one on my upper thigh. They are quite red but don't itch but take a while to entirely disappear. They do not look like the bites we were getting when we had bbs which were in typical rows and were very itchy especially after a bath. I have done an intense search for suspects but can't find anything except some book lice and a bunch of carpet beetles/larvae. I feel crazy and I'm scared because I'm pregnant and don't want to stress and need to be stable for my son. What if we have them again and move and bring them with us?and leave them here for someone else to deal with? Do I sound absolutely nuts? We move in two weeks, no choice and I feel immobilized. I'm not sure what to do or what advice others might give, I don't have anyone to really talk to. Sorry for the lengthy post, I'm feeling rather alone and anxious.
lil_bit_obsessed

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Posted 3 months ago
Fri Aug 14 2009 19:34:20
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I understand how you feel. I have moved three times since I lived in an apartment with bedbugs a few years ago, and every time I move I feel anxious. I have never had a problem with bedbugs since the first place (i took many precautions during that move), but the stress of moving and packing often triggers my anxiety about bedbugs all over again.

Have you considered using climb-up interceptors? I have those on my bed and find it reassuring. Whenever I'm feeling anxious I just check them, find nothing, and then go back to whatever I was doing.
crazygoing

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Posted 3 months ago
Mon Aug 17 2009 11:34:02
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Thanks, I will try that. It's just amazing how lingering these feeling are.
My mom had her place checked for the second time and they found nothing. I wish I felt relieved but I can't shake the anxiety. Is it possible for professionals to miss out on finding something even if they have checked twice?
crazygoing

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Posted 3 months ago
Mon Aug 17 2009 13:04:05
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So i just got a call from my mom and she has two new bites. These ones are close together on her arm. It sent me into a panic again. It's like I can't remember what it was like before I ever had bed bugs. I can't remember what my mosquito bites looked like or whether or not they bit every summer. This is all just very crazy making.