I know what your talking about. Fear leading to dread. They are phobias. I've been battling these phobias since I was a teenager. There is evidence that I had OCD also when I was under ten years old. With my phobia's, I feel like something bad is going to happen deep down. I have these suicide thoughts bothering me when I think about these things.

Xanax is good for the short term treatment of phobias. Usually the things that you dread don't ever happen. Fear has torment. The fear,torment problem is very hard to live with. I sympathize with you.

My phobia problem started suddenly from a tramatic experience when I was a teenager. At times I've had many phobias tormenting me at one time. I didn't get help until several years later. I know how real these problems are,and all of the misunderstandings that people have about this. BF