I'm at a point with my phobia where I'm okay (I can eat at restaurants, go to large events, etc) until I hear about someone getting sick. Even if it's on the radio, it sets off my anxiety and I start fixating on germs.
On Friday, one of my co-workers said he was getting some work done at a Starbucks and a toddler got sick all over the floor while he was there. He laughed it off, but I started thinking about how the particles could travel from the floor to his shoes to our office floor to MY shoes to the floors in my apt. I actually took my shoes off outside the apartment and lysoled the bottom. Totally not necessary, but it calmed me down.
Today, a co-worker emailed me saying she's at home because her 4-year-old son is v*ing. I haven't seen her all week (I'm traveling) but I'm fixating on what doorknobs to Lysol if she gets sick.
So, my question is, is anyone else as paranoid as I am? And would you rather know if someone is sick, or do you think you'd be less anxious if you didn't know and found out a week or two after they were sick?