@jca2 I wrote that comment in a fit of anger. Please take my words with a pinch of salt. I clarified that in another comment, that I was speaking rashly due to panic at the time. Not to mention I called myself selfish anyway lol- if anything, at least I’m self aware.
To everyone that’s suggesting therapy, the therapist I have right now is a professional. She usually takes patients in-person. But she is in another city, and we’ve scoured my own city for a good few months and found no one. I’m in a third-world country. Legit services are few in number. This country still doesn’t take mental health half as seriously as it should. I’m doing the best I can on this front, I’ve done all I can. I’ve exhausted all the psychologists I could go to, and the one I currently have is the only decent option.
I will find a way to deal with the cat. I have already talked to my mother and we’re coming up with a timetable of sorts, where the cat stays in a certain area of the house for certain hours of the day, so i know which rooms to avoid at any given time.
While I am grateful for the responses I’ve been given that centre around the phobia, I asked a voice related question. Thank you to everyone who answered that too. The reason I’m saying this isn’t to take a jab at anyone or anything- I genuinely am grateful for everyone who took the time to write something out. But the reason my question doesn’t centre around the phobia is because first off, it’s a bit of a complex situation, and secondly, I will find a way to fix the situation. I always do. I’m not a novice at handling my disorders, I’ve been doing it a while. Maybe they’re not the best methods but I’m working, not without a support system per se, but definitely with a rather interesting one. So yeah.
Also please, despite my phobia I’m hardly cruel to the cat. Where I can manage to leave the room without screaming, I do. But not every case is like this, particularly not with this cat who seems to have a weird obsession with running at me out of the blue. And there are definitely instances where I’m stuck in the room with the cat blocking my exit route. So yeah this is kind of how it stands.
If anyone has more vocal advice, I’d love to hear it :)) feel free to talk about the phobia as well if that seems more pressing to you, but rest assured that I will find a way.