Hi Faye, good to meet you hope you aren't feeling as anxious now! Best advise I can give is to remind yourself that v*ing is not dangerous in anyway. It cannot harm you. It is unpleasant, but you can cope with unpleasant. Its not dangerous to you. I have this mantra in my head going off throughout the day, and just have to remind myself that its not too bad, just gross, and I can live with gross. They poor ppl in Oklahoma have to deal with worse. If you wash your hands well, and don't touch your face that also helps! Doing your best not to let it run your life will help it not to run your childrens also.
The help and treatment pages that this site offers is good advice too, take care