I only had a stomach virus once. I already had a phobia by then but hadn't been sick in about 11 years so I thought it was safe and the phobia was on a real back burner. Then when I v* from the sv, I was so happy at first because I realized how it wasn't scary at all and thought phobia was gone. Well that lasted for about a month and then I suddenly for no apparent reason developed a panic disorder, ie panicing for no good reason at all. After about a month of that the phobia returned full blast and with a vengince. It has taken me three years to be able to function more or less like a normal person again. I wonder what will happen next time I get sick...