I am totally freaking out right now— and I know my symptoms at this very moment are likely anxiety but, none the less, I still cannot calm down...

On Saturday, my daughter and I went on a play date, and I was informed that one of the children was sick, v-ing, on Wednesday. I asked if anyone else in the family got sick, and was told no so, I figured it was just a freak thing and didn’t get crazy about it. Then Monday, my daughter tells me that her friend (sibling of the sick child) wasn’t in school so, I texted the mother and she told me my daughter’s friend was v-ing all night on Sunday but, that she didn’t want to tell me because she didn’t want me to worry (THANKS A LOT). After days of worrying and googling symptoms and the likelihood of getting sick, we reached the “safe day”, today...

...HOWEVER... when I picked my daughter up from after-school today, she informed me that her friend was back in school on Tuesday (WTF!!), AND, one of the other kids in the class v-ed as soon as she got to school that day. After probing my daughter ad having her give me a play-by-play of how the v-ing went down, I discovered that her classmate was in class for less that 5 minutes; she v-ed in the garbage can as soon as she got into the classroom from the bus, and immediately was taken to the nurse. BUT, she was in school and fine on Monday, and they sit at the same table... So, now we have to brace ourselves until Friday, given her sick classmate.

I know that I am just preseverating and that these feelings of “hotness” and stomach rumbles are probably just anxiety, as it is coming in waves and only returns when I think about it but, nonetheless, I am STILL FREAKING OUT! And, I have been barely eating, and eating things that would be less scary to v if I end up getting sick, which probably isn’t helping how I am feeling physically but, I just can’t get a grip...

Also, while all this is happening, my boyfriend got sick with a bad SV Monday night, and is still feeling the symptoms. He told me that on Friday at work, someone was sick... originally, I was upset that we didn’t see each other over the weekend but, now I am grateful. He wants to see me this weekend but, I am totally against it. I do not want to see him for a minimum of 1-week after he is symptom free, and I don’t want to go to his house for a minimum of 2-weeks after he is symptom free... he is understanding, as he knows my issues but, I feel like my emet is ruining my life and ability to function normally... does this happen to anyone else, or am I just a lunatic?