I wasn't sure where to post this, but I'm mainly just looking for anyone else who is going through a similar thing.

I want to be a vet nurse and am in the process of trying to gain entrance to the program. Blood I'm fine with, fecal matter is no problem! But when it comes to the dreaded 'v word' I just doubt my whole career choice. I'm worried that if an animal comes in and vomits then I might actually get sick myself, and how unprofessional would that look!
I mean, I'd be dealing with it everyday and I can't just avoid all those cases. I love animals, but even when my pets are sick I can't be around them. I wont let them sit on my lap after they've eaten just in case their food comes right back up. I wish I wasn't interested in working with animals because then I'd be more confident that I wasn't wasting my money on studying something that I'll never be able to do.

I guess I'm sort of hoping that someway along the line, this phobia will just weaken in severity and I'll be able to deal with it. But I've been this way ever since I was a toddler. As soon as someone mentions feeling sick, I have to ask if it's stomach related so I know if to be prepared to run or not. & I remember when I was a kid, one of my class mates was sick and I hid under the table crying and covering my ears. I was made fun of for a long, long time.

Well I bet you don't want to hear my life story, but does anyone here work in a field where you might come across people/animals getting sick? How do you deal with it? I am really passionate about wanting to help animals and don't want to let this frustrating phobia ruin my future.