Riding The Phobia Train Again

[rpeevler]

I have had emetophobia for as long as I can remember. I joined this site on another username and email that I can't remember now maybe four years ago. Since then the phobia and anxiety have subsided quite a bit - that is until recently. I now currently working part time at a thrift-store which is, by God, the dirtiest environment next to a daycare. I deal with hundreds of people a day, tons of dusty, dirty products, children, sick people, healthy people, and a cash register. I am also a full time student at a university. In the past couple weeks a lot of people have been getting this SV at my work. I'm terrified I'm going to catch it. School will break soon for Thanksgiving and then Winter - but I still have to go to work. I still have to go with all that sicknesses and viruses. I have had a lot of anxiety in the last few months - mostly caused by my hectic schedule - but the last few weeks it feels as if my emetophobia has risen from the dead. I've been eating quite a lot recently, which isn't good in my mind during flu season, and so I think to curb some of the anxiety I'll have to control my meals a bit more. It's weird, I don't know what to think. I can't wait for the spring to come back around. The dread of moving forward this flu season is almost unbearable.

[butterfly91]

Just keep strong, u will get through this flu season at least work will distract your mind and whatever u do, do not stop eating meals because that can decrease your immune system, and your more likely to pick up a sv