Thank you for sharing. My emet quirks are I barley touch doorknobs. I usually use my shirt or jacket or my rearend to open doors. I breathe with my closed all the time whenever I am in stores or schools or pretty much anywhere. I carry clorox wipes in my purse and I wipe down my car several times a week. I wash and sanitize my hands (and my kids) all the time. Whenever I come back from anywhere I wash with the hottest water I can stand. I clean my house several times a week using bleach and Clorox wipes and air sanitize. Whenever someone is sick in my house I go into overdrive wiping, spraying everything I can. I isolate my family from the sick one and open all windows (even in the winter).

I don't go out to eat very much. If I do I usually eat bread or chips and drink ice water. Sadly it hasn;t helped me loose weight. I don't visit my kids at school unless I have to pick them up. I don't go on field trips with my kids either. I do go to church regularly and love it but usually spend alot of the time obsessing about if anyone is sick and if they have used the bathrooms. One time one lady was sick at church and I watched her go to the bathroom and I told my daughter to use the other bathrooms. I worry and obsess all the time especially this time of the year. I like facebook but even someone posts about their sick kids I begin to worry for days about it. I count mentally how many days when someone is sick and when we are in the clear. Anytime I go anywhere I mark it so I can count how many days it is safe to relax and not worry about getting sick.

I hardly ever eat meat. When I do I usually wait until my hubby eats it first to make sure its ok ( he doesn't mind). I eat mostly breads and pastas because I know they are pretty safe. I slowly over the past few years have allowed myself meat but than I get so worried my stomach gets worked up so than I think it is tainted and I end up relapsing. It has been a very hard 10 years. In and out of hospitals on and off meds. I was watching a movie a week ago about a woman who had cancer so bad she couldn't be treated it was to late, and I found myself envying her. Wishing I had terminal cancer too.

Thank you again for writing this thread it is sobering to see the effects emet has on all of our lives.