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I suffered from obsessive and agonising thoughts (prey).
=> I was a prey to obsessive and agonising thoughts.

(be) a prey to= be harmed/ affected by
He can hardly read at all (virtually).
=> He is virtually illiterate.
The first sign of the disease is a feeling of faintness (onset).

=> The onset of the disease is a feelin' of faintness
=> The onset of the disease is a feelin' of faintness
His arrival was completely unexpected. (took).
take sb by surprise=atonish sb

=> His arrival took us by surprise.