Hello reddit,

Before I type this all out, I just want to preface this by saying: I am not looking on Reddit for a diagnosis and I have a therapy appointment scheduled already. In the meantime, I just really enjoy the answers I have seen reddit users specifically give as they are raw and honest and  I was hoping to hear I am not alone in the following thoughts:

For about a year or so now, I have been having a lot of very unwanted thoughts about being harmed in some way. If I go in public alone, I am in a constant state of fear that anybody around me is trying to follow me, specifically knife me on the spot, kidnap, traffick or even murder me. I have tried to assess on my own whether or not I find a pattern in the type of people my brain is afraid of, to no avail. My fears do not discriminate. I am afraid of everyone. (Men and women, all races and ages, etc.)

The strange thing is, I do not (usually) get these thoughts if I am accompanied by someone else. It must be a safety thing. 

I have been diagnosed with GAD (generalized anxiety disorder) before, but my fear is this is something specific that needs special treatment. 

Does anyone else have any similar thoughts or have any articles to point me in the right direction to provide some sense of relief? I obsessively search online for things so much that I can never differentiate which links apply best. 

Thank you.