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Emetophobia..school sick bug

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Whatintheworldgirl · 07/11/2023 23:17

Picked my twins up from school today. One of their friends had been sick three times. Their friend was still there at the end of the day and was walked out to her nanny by the teacher, she looked so pale bless her.

I don't want to freak out. Externally I'm not. Internally, I want to stop eating, bleach bath, hide away and cry. My anxiety is crazy, I feel so nauseous and just can't get the idea out of my head that either myself or my girls getting a stomach bug.

I'm so pathetic. I don't even know if that poor girl had a stomach bug, it could've been anything. I should be more focused on feeling empathy for her and making sure my babies are clean and okay. This phobia fucking sucks!

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Dottydoodoo · 08/11/2023 05:49

I have no advice, but I suffer the same phobia and just wanted to say you are not pathetic Sad it's absolutely rubbish.

Why didn't the school send the poor child home?!?

Sending you a hand hold Flowers and good thoughts that everyone will be ok.

Whatstheword21 · 17/01/2024 00:13

I never knew there was a word for this phobia, but I’ve suffered my whole life with this! Since having kids it’s been on overdrive! I genuinely don’t know how people can just plan things in autumn/winter and not consider the fact that they may come down with something/pick something up. My world literally revolves around it and I hate it!

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