I am so glad to have found this forum. I honestly did not know this was a recognized problem. I have been this way since I was a young child. This time of year is the worst for me because it seems the "virus" is always going around and my kids always seem to get it. So I spend 2-3 months in terror, unable to sleep, paranoid about them getting sick and even contemplating keeping them home from school till April. Sometimes my husband loses patience with me and I am in awe of how unaffected he is when the kids are sick. He just deals with it while I am a quivering mess. I also feel sick a lot when I am worried about it and probably keep Tums in business. I would give anything for there to be a cure for SV, forget the common cold!!!!