Would you rather get an sv* yourself or have someone you love get an sv*?

[bluebell242]

I'd rather get it myself personally!!

One because I want to face my emet. 2 because I care about the people I love and don't want them to get ill!


Interesting poll I think it will be...

(not sure if the poll has worked probs not but still answer

[SoVerySorry]

I'd rather others because I can prevent myself from catching their illness.

[Grace47]

Definitely me. I know I can handle it, but I get so upset when my family gets sick. Also, my poor baby and my hubby get sv and have a very hard time kicking it. If I get it, I have it a day and it's over. Plus, I just hate for the people I care for to be sick with anything.

[wanted]

I'd rather someone I love get an sv*. What can I say, it's the emet talking..one can't expect the other answer.

[Hannah A.]

Neither but if I had to choose, someone I love. I would care for them and help them feel better, plus there are ways I can prevent myself from catching it.

[rebecca1976]

Neither, I try and protect my kids as much as myself, if I had to choose I would choose myself, I would rather suffer any illness or disease rather than my kids having it.

[gumdropper1]

Behind this thread is the idea that we should take a bullet (stomach virus) for someone else. But that idea ignores that not everyone feels the same about vomiting. Most of the people in my life simply puke when they feel like it and then get on with their days. If you asked them about it a week later, they wouldn't even remember very well. If you asked them how often they vomit or how many times in their lives (emet questions), they might not even have a very good idea. Whereas we emets obsess over our seconds of vomiting for decades. Our minutes of nausea haunt us for months or years. So yes, we're emets, and we would rather someone else throw up instead of ourselves. It doesn't mean we're bad people. It means we're emets!!!

[KimberlyP]

This is a complex question for me. Right now, I'd rather someone I love catch a stomach virus than me. Everyone around me views V as a discomfort or a inconvenience than a terrifying thing. My husband isn't afraid of it at all, so I'd much rather him get it than me. It wouldn't even phase him at all. But if either my sons had emetophobia, I would take it for him in a heartbeat. I'd rather any non-emetophobe catch a virus than any emetophobe.

[yourjedi]

I guess it depends on the loved one.

To my sister, vomiting is a complete nothing - she does it willingly if she even feels a tiny bit nauseated. So, I would rather her get it because she doesn't care. She'd probably say she would rather herself get it than me so she didn't have to deal with me freaking out! My boyfriend and dad are kind of the same way. So... I guess I would rather them?

It sounds mean, but it's not, promise!