Someone pleeese help!

[bluebirdee15]

I Stress out when a family member or friend start to feel sick. I ask them obout every 5 minutes if they think they are going to V*. I Tell them to have a drink of water and to sit down. Then i feel guilty, because i try to avoid them bacuse i dont want to catch anything like a virus or bug. They tell me i get really annoying. What can i do?

[olschesky]

i know how you feel......i drive my husband and friends crazy if they mention the don't feel well.........i ask a million questions........

i have no help for you on this......but wanted you to know that you're not alone

[SteveR]

Talk to them ahead of time saying what you would like you to tell them. Such as tell you when they feel like ___, or let you know if ____.

Then you can backoff and stay away from them, and not have to worry about exposure

[missj]

I am the exact same way. Even my husband. I cannot be in the same room with ANYONE who feels sick or like they may v*.

Emet is a totally valid fear. But I can understand how asking someone every 5 minutes (and that someone already doesn't feel good) would get irritating after awhile. I suggest that you walk away from the situation, go take a bath or shower, breathe, and try to relax. Remember, removing yourself away from the person who doesn't feel well will make the chances of you feeling ill go way down!

**hugs**

[Sah]

im the same way my mom wasn't feeling well the other day so i kept asking her questions and telling her to just breath and to drink gingerale ( no body likes to see their mom weak, moms are supposed to be strong always!)...but I do the same thing. an other time my friend was so drunk she kept saying she felt sick OMG! i was freaking out! i kept telling her that she would be fine and to not think about it. luckly she never did v* thank god!

[bluebirdee15]

Thx everyone!!!

[hairyfairy]

That sounds just like how my mother used to act in the last 10 years or so of her life. she was always asking me if I felt OK, & would always comment that I did`nt look well. she never freaked out if I Ved as a child, but someone else usually cleaned it up. All this makes me wonder if she was emetophobic too.

[Addy]

I know this is a couple months late, but you are not alone! I start to shake when I see someone that looks sick. I ask them if they are ok every 5 minutes. I can't go to a party without the faer of someone getting sick from too much alcohol and when my boyfriend drinks, I ask him if he feels sick like every 2 minutes. He also says its annoying. Well, people will deal with it if they know you have a problem. So here I am saying I have the same problem as you!

[emynrosie]

oh my god! i go through the exact same thing! if someone says to me that they feel sick, i always ask them what kind of sick do they feel, etc. i know that situation is really hard, but i think the best thing to do is to try and keep yourself as calm as you possibly can. its so hard because i find it really hard to calm down too! i don't really know if there is anything more you could actually do?

[naenae1213]

I do the same thing. My daughter is home sick w/ a *sv as we speak and I'm trying to keep from calling home every 5 min to ask how she is. Terrified everyone else will get it. Can't get enough Lysol!!! And this makes me feel like a HORRIBLE mother. She's sick and needs/wants here mommy and I CANNOT do it. I panic. I freeze up. I literally have panic attacks! I HATE IT!

I'm sorry that you have this trouble, but man, it's SO nice to know that I'm not the only one!!!!

[emynrosie]

oh no thats terrible!
yeah, i fully understand where you're coming from. if my parents have thrown up, i make sure i stay as far away as possible and i actually need to just stay out of the house until i know they are all better cause i don't want to catch anything! yeah it's very nice to know that you are not the only one out there suffering this! i hope your daughter gets better soon!