Hi everyone,
This is my first time using this site so I'm not sure if I am doing this properly. Anyway, I have really bad anxiety and there was just a death in the family a few days ago so I have been very sad/upset. On the Saturday that just passed, I went to my relatives house not knowing that 2 of them had the STOMACH FLU and were v* a lot. I freaked out. I only stayed for like 10 minutes, sat in a separate room, hugged one of them, but did not touch anything afterward until I washed my hands thoroughly. I also changed my clothes when I left (just to be safe) but now am extremely anxious that I may have caught it. Now yesterday and today (Monday and Tuesday) I have been feeling nauseous (mild) but its getting worse. I'm not sure if the nausea is due to the anxiety and sadness over the death or if I'm catching the stomach flu that my relatives had. (A little bit of background: I had nausea every single day for the entire past summer but did not once v*. I also had some kind of stomach bug in September for 4 days and did not v* at all either although the nausea was really strong. I have been having on and off nausea now for two months and again have not v* at all. It seems that I'm always scared and saying, "this is it. i'm going to v* this time" and panic but nothing ever happens.) I have also been taking zofran (prescription anti-nausea medication) almost everyday since the summer. It slightly helps with the nausea but not really and its extremely pricey. So I'm not sure if the reason I haven't v* yet is because i'm taking zofran or because its all in my head? Now i'm afraid to stop taking the zofran in case that is what is keeping me from v*. Anyway, sorry this post is so scattered and long but I'm freaking out and I don't know what to do. When I get stomach bugs, I start crying, panicking ALOT, and become absolutely hysterical. I would rather feel any amount of physical pain than nausea. I'm in need of some advice and reassurance