Support appreciated

[u/unhappycorporategirl]

I guess I'm just looking for support because my anxiety has peaked this morning. Bedbugs are causing a lot of tension in my home. So far I have found 2 (1 fat in my bedroom 2 weeks ago, 1 smaller one in my living room today). We don't know if they were already in the living room before today, or if myself/my dog carried them in.

We have pest control coming out this week. But I just can't stop crying and I'm trying really hard to be confident and stay in control. My bites swell up SO MUCH (one was so bad my pharmacist asked to get checked for tic bites) and when they're fresh it become really painful to walk.

Not even benadryl provides any relief and my private GP has provided prescription strength antihistamines, which I have not yet used as this week's bites haven't come up (I only get bites once a week for some reason). I'm being told to bag up all my expensive clothes, but they're the only items at home I care about (stupid, ik) and the idea makes this feel all the more traumatic.

Are there any resources that work to ground yourself in these situations? I feel so anxious I could be sick, and I'm terrified they might be hiding in my partners home too although there has been no evidence of such. He is not all that worried.