I dont want to flood the forum, especially since I am new..
But:
What do you say to yourself to try to calm down?
I try to say "Its not the end of the world. So what if someone gets sick, it will pass. So what if I get sick. It too, will pass." (my phobia is more toward other people, but I also fear getting a SV myself too)
I try to talk myself down. It helps for a while, but the thoughts always creep back in. I feel like I am seriously becoming obsessed with it. Its been getting gradually worse and worse.. I know how irrational it is, but the ONLY thing I can do is talk myself down.. What do you do?