Why is it so bad all of a sudden???

[krisdance83]

I finally started to feel like we were in the clear. My phobia is soooo bad in Jan-feb but I always calm down some in march and as the spring/summer goes on. I even said to my best friend just this weekend that the sv is dying down and I'm feeling better. Well I must've jinxed it because it is all over Facebook today. I used to be a dance teacher and I have a ton of teacher friends on fb who all went to a competition this weekend and now all their students/parents/grandparents/etc who went are all sick. All these kids and parents came down with it at the same time after being in the same place over the weekend. It seems like one of those cruise ship epidemics or something. The comp took place in providence and to top it all off I work in pvd very close to the venue where everybody became infected. There will be sick people all over the city! Before I even read it all on fb, I found out that one of my co-workers has it and was out today. This other annoying lady heard about him being out and said "oh I was up so sick until 3 am." no one asked for details but I'm sure that's what it was. My co-worker who was out tends to eat some questionable things so I was thinking and hoping it was just something he ate until I heard about this other thing. It is really crazy frightening. My husband and I both work in pvd and I can control my sanitation but (as hard as I try) I can't control his and now I'm terrified he will bring it home or more people from work will come down with it. If all those kids- and I mean a lot - came down with it in one day imagine how it could spread thru the city. Ahhhhhh this is so horrible and just when I was feeling safer...I have never been this terrified when it's so nice outside and almost April!

[JellyBn83]

You know what I do/did? My husband works in housekeeping for the college in our area (and he cleans public restrooms) and when he comes home, he knows he needs to wash his hands. Then i go around and lysol spray all door knobs and light switches and faucets. Just make sure your husband keeps his hands clean outside your home and then make this be his FIRST thing when he comes home!

I was thinking the same thing how things have died down and then over this weekend, I have seen three people on FB come down with it. We are getting to spring, actually, it is spring right now! HAPPY SPRING! You can make it!

[Mousey]

I was thinking the same thing. I live in Boston and all of a sudden its everywhere again. What is happening? I was finally feeling good and calming down and now I am terrified again. Every time my child doesnt want to eat I panic afraid she is getting sick. I know so many people who have it. Lets just keep hand washing and hoping for the best

[JellyBn83]

I just saw another person who got it over night and another person who just got it like 20 minutes ago. ARRG!

[krisdance83]

What the heck is going on?! In all my years with this phobia, I don't ever remember being this afraid in late march. It seems like the whole cycle is starting again like there's a different strain going around now or something. So terrifying. And I've worked at my job for six winters and never have 2 people ever been out at the same time with an sv. There were 2 out today and yesterday as well as one other complainer. I am completely freaked.

I do make my hubs wash his hands as soon as he gets home and he claims to be very careful at work. He is very good about it nut oversights and accidents can happen which is just so frightening. Ahhhhh go away you horrible bug!!!

[Miss_Gina]

Oh dear, I know what you mean! I went to a parade this weekend with my boyfriend, and a little girl v*ed about 10 feet away from me. I had to leave because I was hyperventilating, I thought I was doing pretty well up to that point. Been so anxious and panicking on and off ever since. =[ Hope it gets better for you!

[JellyBn83]

Ya, some one on here told me that the best thing you can do it make your home the safe bubble that needs to be clean. This is all we can really control, other than if you work in an area that is just your own at work like your own desk or such. I make sure my hands are clean before I leave work and I even wash my hands when I get home. I lysol the door knobs, light switches and faucets every other day or every day (depending on my freak outs) oh and the fridge.

I just don't know what is going on this year....just a bad year I guess for this.

[olivialiberti]

Hi i'm Olivia and i have emetephobia... during the winter my anxiety always gets worse because there does happen to be more sickness.. but i ALWAYS wash my hands and keep hand sanitizer with me and i generally stay very healthy.. besides a few colds here and there! just make sure you wash your hands and have hand sanitizer. but as hard as it is, DONT let all of this consume you! once you let go of things and realize everything will be okay and no one is dying from this sickness..you will be relieved