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ive gone to pieces.......
the only support i have is a partner of 10years and he is refusing to come as is working a sleepover at a residential unit with mental health clients<not waking night>
my son is sittin gon the stairs surrounded by a pool of vomit
ive never been able to cope with sick and cannot even manage to be around anyone being/been sick
what the hell am i going to do
some body <anybody> talk me through this bloody mess

anybody?
<rocking fearffully in a corner>

How old is your son? Do you have neighbours?

You are going to be fine.

Do you have gloves? If not put plastic bags over your hands, you need to undress your son and get him into something clean. How old is he?

i am semi detached.neighbour is very new and works friday nights
my ds is 7
he came down and said tummy felt funny....i told him to go upstairs to the toilet and he threw up on hall floor.i said are you ok to make it to loo now and he then wandered up the stairsand proceeded to throw up all down them,all over the school coats and bags too

i just want to die the fear is that bad

im angry with myself ive just left him there<he says feels better now though>

im been having cbt since january and have made some progress but this is overwhelming

talk to him, keep talking to him
does he understand what you're going through?

Oh liveinazoo you poor thing and poor ds. Get him clean with a warm flanbel ir pop him in the shower. Then clean pjs and wrapped up in a very large towel that can easily be boil washed if he is sick on it. Give him a bowl if he is old enough. If not sit him within sight of you with a bowl to hand.

You need gloves, kitchen roll, another towel or cloth that can be chucked in hot wash, some bleach and hot water.

Wipe up worst with paper towel then rest with towel and put straight in washer. Sheets can be dealt with in same way if need be.

Is it carpet or not? Non carpeted obviously easier to deal with.

When that is done wash your hands v thoroughly and try to give ds a cuddle (this is the hardest bit for me!). This may well be the end of it but have a bowl and large towel nearby just in case.

You will get through this. Be string and proud - you are facing your worst fear which many people NEVER have to do in their lives

Hugs from afar.
bbxx

right get a bowl and towels for ds and clean pjs and get him back to bed.

Cross posts

View this as a cbt homework task. He is old enough to hold a bowl. Get him one and talk talk talk to him. My dd is the same age and she knows that I am very scared of this happening. Explain it is hard for you but that you love him very much and he will feel better in the morning.

you can leave it but then you'll have to deal with it in the morning
have you got cleaning spray or air freshner or febreeze or similar?

<wanders over from her own thread of fear>

so sorry you are going through this. You WILL be ok. Your ds WILL be ok.

not sure I am of much use except for to offer my utmost sympathy and empathic feelings.

think if it were me I'd start with a load of kitchen roll and plastic bags, then move on to some sort of wet cloths and cleaning solution (all straight into the plastic bags and into the bin) followed by bleaching whatever is bleach able. deep breaths. You are going to get through this <tries to convince self>

<sobs>
thanks everyone
my therapist and i had planned as a next step to thrown sawdust down when they were ill to absorb it and drown the smell<which i cant handle>
i did that before thried to reach dp<well not so dear now>

it the only area of my house with damn carpet
will go and try and sort it
be back shortly

<takes deeep breath and tries to swallow panic and bile rising>

How are you doing? How is ds? He probably feels better now he has been sick but us emets can't rationalise that bit can we ?

rub vic under your nose

you need to get the stuff in bags and sealed up so you don't smell it tomorrow
you might need to empty the school bags - could it soak through onto homework/pencil cases.

You can do it!! you can, think of your reward for when it's all sorted and keep thinking about that end point. It will just be a few minutes.

crossed posts <slow>

BB said it much better.

I'm here, on high alert, all night.

Ds2 seems on the blink (in all the panic about ds1's school I forgot to mention a girl was sick all over his nursery yesterday)

zoned out fingers crossed

Still here hand holding. Hi zonedout! This is the reality! If liveinazoo can do it so could you if need be!

I use anything dry to sop up the liquid, clumping cat litter is great , but of course, you may not have any. If you have anything really strongly scented like vics under your nose or olbas oil ( put on a scarf over your mouth) it masks the smell which really helps.

I am not good with vomit.

Buy some cat litter for future emergency use.

And so could I buries head ostrich stylee

how are you doing

Do you have tea tree (or other aromatherapy scents but tea tree is antiseptic) you could use in the room or sprinkle on whatever cloths you are using? It might help with the smell and also the idea of cleanliness.

Or spray liberally with antiseptic spray/air freshner/carpet cleaner stuffs.

I'd cover it in layers of kitchen roll and lift and dump in a bag quickly so you dont have to look.

yes you could ms ostrich

A scarf over your nose and mouth and sunglasses work for me. I have a dreadful fear of it too, the sunglasses just remove you a bit from it. Keep the radio on in the background to take your mind off it.

I do empathise.