hi im a mom to 3 children. i have emet for yrs and yrs, im 37 now and its getting worse as the kids get older. i have 2 girls age 10 and 6 and a 2yr old son. im frightened daily especially this time of yr when bugs are high on the agenda. other family members-my sis and niece had v* bug few wks ago and i was terrified in case it passed on...it didn't thank god. i stayed well away for almost a wk even though they only had 6-12hr bug! anyway as my post says, i think my 10yr old has this emet thing now too. she is showing signs of the fear and i can tell she is experiencing irrational fear. she reacts the same as myself when she feels sick or if immediate family are sick. my reaction is awful ( extreme sweating,sick feeling,run in opposite direction feeling, detachment to the situation, avoidance of the area,person until all is well again). how can i help her when i cant even calm myself down?