Lotus Seed Pod Hoax

I had the misfortune of seeing the lotus seed pod hoax photo and had two excruciating days following it. A disgusting photo of an alleged skin disorder which is apparently caused by the use of some kind of soap or shampoo is doing the rounds. If anybody clicks on it, your computer gets infected by virus or malware. But for unfortunate souls like me who suffer from some sort of phobia, just looking at the snap downloads nightmares and disgusting images into the brain.

I was unaware that I had any kind of phobia until that fateful day that I set my eyes on that cursed snap. It is a lotus seed pod photoshopped onto the snap of a person's hand to make it look like a disturbing skin disorder. After watching it, the image started flashing in front of me wherever I looked. I couldn't sleep at night and felt suffocated and nauseated most of the day. My body would start itching all over at random times during the day. I could do most of my work and household chores on autopilot, but I was very disturbed. I thought it will go away after a while, but when I couldn't take it anymore, I decided to face it and overcome it. I searched google to find out that it is a hoax and no such condition actually exists. But even after I got this information, there was only mild relief.

I googled lotus seed pod images and looked at about a hundred of them. I tried pranayam and meditation and chanted  over and over again that it is just a flower, a beautiful creation of nature and nothing sinister. I feel much better now, but when I shared this incident with some friends yesterday and as I type this out today, I get mild itching and nausea, but atleast it is nowhere near as intense as it was.

I am trying to be positive about this and think that I just discovered a problem I had and I am still trying pranayam and positive suggestions to overcome it completely.