hi my name is peter and i am a 37 yr old male. my emetophobia rules my life and i has been like this since i was about 6. every winter i dread it because of the dreaded tummy bugs. we have three kids and i dread them picking things up from school. i am a total nervous wreck. one of the kids got a tummy bug from somewhere about 3 yrs ago and i just had to get away. so i went to my mothers and stayed there for a week while my wife and other two children succumbed to it. last year i had a total nervous breakdown at work because the virus was doing its rounds and i got put on leave from the doctor. two weeks after that i tried to take my own life. i am now back in work in a different job but still fear the virus everyday, infact as i speak my wife has been to see her sick mother who has had the d and v and i am scared to death. its awful its like being a prisoner but at the same time i feel guilty that i dont help my wife whenever this situation arises. i know what you are all going through its horrible.best wishes all
from babes