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September 12, 2005, 1:43 pm PDT
i'm not the only one!!!
Quote From: tfultonI was amazed last week when i saw someone else had this issue. i truly thought I was the only one. I think my fear might be a little different, because I fear that when I see someone getting sick or has been sick that I am going to catch whatever they have. And I HATE throwing up so much I will do just about anything to stop it.
With three children it is extremely hard to deal with. I feel like such an unloving mother when they are sick with a stomach bug. I immediately start to feel sick myself and panic that I am going to catch whatever they have. I have struggled with this for years and find it very hard now with children. I am to look at the website and hopefully will find support and hints for dealing with this, because it really is out of control.
Thanks to all of you for sharing your illness. It has made me feel a little less crazy. What a relief to find out I'm not the only one!! I have been afraid of throw up (someone else doing it or myself) for as long as I can remember and for years I have hidden it because of the shame and embarrasment. My entire social life in grammar school was destroyed because of this fear. I would prop books up all over the group table because I was afraid that someone would get sick. I remember the teacher talking to my mom about it because I was hurting other kids' feelings. I have quit daycare jobs because of my fear and I put off having children because of it. This is something I never admitted to anyone until recently for fear that people would laugh at me or think I'm terrible. It does help to talk to good friends and Prozac is great. When I was medicated my daughter got sick and my heart actually didn't feel like it was going to leap out of my chest! It is easier now that she's older because I hand her a bowl. She's very good about getting it in the bowl and it eases my loss of control feelings a little. Now, however, I am pregnant and stopped taking the medicine for fear of harming the baby. I am doing fine so far, but am dreading the winter season. I refuse to share drinks with my family and I keep the sanitary gel and antibacterial wipes in business. I will keep checking this message board, it helps greatly with my anxiety!
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