I have lived with this my whole life (I'm 21).
it's hard to live normally. I can't enjoy my children the way I should (because I'm afraid of them getting sick and passing it on to me)
I can't eat what I want, I can't go where I want to, I can't be with my boyfriend without thinking that he's going to be sick and pass it onto me, I can't sleep anymore. I feel stuck. I was able to control my fear for a while and it only bothered me if there was a bug close to me. I even went through 3 pregnancies. Morning sickness and all. But now I can't even switch my thoughts. I think about it constantly. I need to know that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.
I want to live a normal life =(