I hate this time of year!

[spike_uk]

Why do
people with sick bugs always insist on coming to work when they still
feel abit minging!!! Do they not realise they risk spreading it round
the whole office?![img]smileys/smilies_07.gif[/img]



I've had my phobia since I can remember, I can't cope with anything
related to it. I hate car journeys incase I get car sick (I never had
before). I don't like flying incase I'm air sick (never have before).
Don't like drinking in pupb incase I'm sick (never have
before)....starting to see a pattern here?? [img]smileys/smilies_04.gif[/img]



Anyway...last tuesday someone had a sick bug and was off work. I
thought they'd be off for two days to get over it, but they turned up
on Wednesday still feeling minging. I treated him as if he had the
plague for the rest of the week. I was stressing like mad, which flared
my IBS up big time making me start to feel worse.



Fast forward to today...I'm just starting to feel OK again, safe in the
knowledge that I've escaped the lurg when I get a phone call from my
partner. He's not feeling 100% and had a minor accident (not a crash)
while in the car on the way to work (let's just say he's not wearing
underpants or socks). Straight away I go into panic mode...I'm shaking
from head to foot and do my best to be supportive to him and not self
absorbed in my own issues. Sounds like it might just be a case of bad
food (although it was his day off yesturday so he ate the same things I
did, yet I feel fine). Afew other people in his work have bad stomach
too but he wont tell me if they are just pooing or more!!



ARGH!!! I HATE THIS!!



I feel so sorry for him as I can't be 100% supportive when I wont go anywhere near someone when they have the lurg!!



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[2jo2]

I do the same, I get mad when people come to work sick, spreading their germs around, even if it's a bad cold. We have paid sick leave, so use it!!!!


I avoid people like the plague if they'd been sick. I'm lucky in that I have an actual office, so I can pretty much stay isolated if I want to.


About your partner, poor thing, I've always had this secret worry about having an accident in the car. Does he know about your phobia?


I don't know what else to say, except I hope you feel better and he feels better soon! Hugs to you!

[goosey]

What I hate the most about this time of year and all year, is people don't wash their hands. How digusting to see someone walk out of the bathroom without washing their hands. My daughter just laughs that I watch people do this. But come on people. Do they just not think? That is how things are past. I met a women in the bathroom once (that sounds funny but)she was washing her hands and she went to the paper towels before shutting off the water. I of course I do the same thing, but she made a comment to me how she has never seen anyone else like her and it was nice to see someone else concerned about hygiene. She also said people just digust her. So that is my two cents.

[spike_uk]

About your partner, poor thing, I've always had this
secret worry about having an accident in the car. Does he know
about your phobia?


I don't know what else to say, except I hope you feel better and he feels better soon! Hugs to you!

he knows about it, but doesn't really understand it. He thinks it's quite irrational, and I tend to agree, can't stop it though.



He's feeling fine this afternoon, still off his food and wanting to
stay close to the toilet but he's not being sick. Everyone in his work
seems to have come down with it on the same day too....they're saying
it's like a dripping tap round the back (whatever that means??[img]smileys/smilies_09.gif[/img]).



Anyway....he's not looking forward to the drive home as the traffic
will be worse than it was this morning. Better have a bath run for when
he gets in [img]smileys/smilies_12.gif[/img]

What I hate the most about this
time of year and all year, is people don't wash their hands. How
digusting to see someone walk out of the bathroom without washing their
hands. My daughter just laughs that I watch people do this. But come
on people. Do they just not think? That is how things are past. I
met a women in the bathroom once (that sounds funny but)she was
washing her hands and she went to the paper towels before shutting off
the water. I of course I do the same thing, but she made a comment to
me how she has never seen anyone else like her and it was nice to see
someone else concerned about hygiene. She also said people just digust
her. So that is my two cents.</font>

I always wash my hands after using the toilet, even more so when there
are bugs around. I'm really picky about my food too...if it smells
slightly iffy then I'm not eating it. Same with the Use by
dates.....even if it's only one day off expiring, I still wont eat it.

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[Babydoll]

some people are just work aholics. Maybe their homelife isnt the best and they escape it by working.


I think its gorss if someone who is sicks asks to share food or something, but if its justa small stomach bug or something I dont' see why they should be forced to stay home just because we are afraid of getting sick. Maybe they dont want thier family members to get it, so they go to work. don't assume they are just not thinking.


life goes on even when they are sick. Thats they're way of thinking.

[roxi27]

I totally understand. A few weeks ago, my boss's two sons both
had a stomache bug. My boss came to work telling everyone about
how right before he left for work, his son was sick all over the
carpet, so he picked him up, and rushed him to the sink.
Gross. I kept thinking....I hope he showered before comming
in. For three days I was like you, avoiding him, and everything
he touched. I ended up being fine, and so did he and his
wife. So you'll probably be ok. Carrie