I don't think you're whining at all. I think you're trying to express what you're going through and that is human nature.

I agree with jimi... that it doesn't matter if the threat is real or not real in her preception. What is real is the trauma you are experiencing from it, regardless of the source. And that is what need healing. You cannot function if you're under constant fear and stress. It doesn't matter what is causing that fear or stress whether it is delusions or real threats. If she is a good nurse she will help you regardless of what she believes is true, because the truth is that stress will break you.

And if medication can help relieve your stress and put your thoughts into better order, then any threat against you will be easier to deal with mentally and emotionally. I know that lithium does reduce my stress/reactions to things which cause my functionality to decrease. So, that's a bonus to taking it for me.