So I would say I have pretty sever emetophobia, seeing, hearing, smelling, experiencing anything related to vomit nearly gives me a nervous breakdown. Here is the problem. I'm a teacher, just a substitute for now, luckily I haven't had to deal with a child vomiting in class (or on me, oh god) but I know it's a matter of time. While most teachers accept this fact and just deal with it as gracefully as possible when it happens, I worry that my fear is so crippling I will completely freak out/faint/die (or worse, vomit) and that I won't be able to deal with the situation and be a comfort to the child. Just to give you an idea of how severe this phobia is, today I was standing in the hallway waiting to walk some students to their bus when another teacher comes up the stairs supporting a visibly upset and sick child. He tripped suddenly, and she fell over him. He started apologizing profusely and crying but she kept saying "It's okay, it's okay, you got sick, I know you're sick buddy just come sit" and she sits with him on a chair in the stair well while someone from the office takes his temp ( because apparently this school doesn't have a nurses office, wtf) but anyway, seeing his condition and the moment that teacher said "you got sick" my mind is lile "He got sick, he puked, he puked before and he's gonna do it again" I go into instant panic attack mode. Heart racing, stomach drops, palms sweating, shaking and super nauseous, I am watching this kid like a hawk, ready to bolt the second he gags. Now he didn't end up getting sick, but that nervousness stayed with me for a good 20 minutes, I could barely eat lunch and avoided the teacher who was helping him like the plague because OMG SHE MIGHT HAVE GERMS.

What am I supposed to do? I know I have to get over this fear somehow and I know a student will puke in my class/my presence/on me eventually. Does anyone have any tips? I also worry because I would like to have kids one day, but I don't know if I could deal with morning sickness/ eventual child sickness without having a nervy b.