Pat, you have burning house anxiety too? I have a floor furnace, and I always assume it's going to be up in flames when I come home.
I can't relate to a rabies phobia, but I do a lot of transcription for cancer patients, so I'm always assuming anything that's not quite right on me is cancer. I noticed my fingernails were vertically ridged last week. Instantly start wondering what kind of cancer might cause that. Found out it's just a part of aging. I'm only 43, dangit, I'm not supposed to be considered to be "aging" yet. Sore boobs? Cancer. Can't possibly be monthly changes.
Sorry, I hijacked.