To ask for a handhold, think I've got D&V bug incoming

[sweetcherrypie91]

Currently going round DCs school, touch wood neither of them have had symptoms yet but for the last hour I've felt really nauseous and like the start of something is brewing. It's the one bug that genuinely terrifies me as I absolutely hate sickness. Is there anything I can do to stop it in its tracks??

Not really anything to stop it sorry- but I do know I’ve felt nauseous and awful and been convinced I will come down with it but haven’t on many many more occasions than when I have. If that makes sense. Especially if I’ve been hearing about it doing the rounds and been anxious about it (fellow emetephobe here).
And times I HAVE had it, often had no lead up- just a sudden onset during the night and there it is.

Buccastem

Oh I feel for you, I've had two this year and I haven't had one since I was a kid before that. Now my 9 year old has had a massive temperature since last night and has been sick 4 times so I've got the fear. Sickness bugs are awful.

@TappingTed thanks, I'm going to keep hold of that hope!!
@frecklejuice sorry to hear you're household is going through it too! Hopefully you will manage to avoid it!

Could it be psychosomatic? I always feel nauseous if I think there's a chance I'm going to catch a bug...

But if you do have a bug coming it's really better out than in, trying to stop yourself being sick isn't helpful.

I feel for you as I hate being sick. I have a huge fear of it and would rather go the dentist and have a tooth pulled out than be sick! As soon as my child is poorly I go into bleach everything mode. It isn't a healthy way to live so I went for counselling and the counsellor touched the bottom of her shoe with her finger and licked her finger and asked me to do the same. I refused as I didn't want to lick dirt off my shoe thank nor be sick. But it was her way to say that trying to control it will not make it any better. Anyway, I didn't go back after this as I found it odd way to help someone with a fear of being sick.

I don't know anyway to stop a sickness bug in its track and as some have commented, being sick is the body's way to help you be better by getting rid of the toxin/germ that you have ingested.

I hope you do not come down with anything x

@TheLifeofMe that's the weirdest thing I've ever heard anyone do! Not surprised you didn't go back!

Nothing so far but am starting to get really sweaty and nauseous. Hoping, like some of you said, that it might just be because I'm thinking about it now that's making me feel worse!

@sweetcherrypie91 It probably is just your anxiety giving you nausea and sweats. I would be the same. It’s always worse at night too. Sending hugs are I know how I feel about it

@sweetcherrypie91 How are you today?

Are you 5?

Are you a cunt? Oh wait I can see already that you are from that response!

Oh no this happened to me last year. I just started to feel nauseous then sweaty so o tied my hair back as I knew it would be tough, 8 hours of chucking it from both ends I was ready to curl up and die but it was over luckily!

@TappingTed luckily it seems to have disappeared so I'm thinking it was probably my anxiety mixed with being over tired!

@sweetcherrypie91 So glad to hear this. And yeah I have experienced similar. So
much so in fact I think I’ve felt seriously unwell through anxiety about bloody sickness bugs more than I have actually BEEN unwell. It’s infuriating… you have my sympathies and I hope you stay well 😊

Blimey Bashful, don’t hold back will you?

I feel for you but best thing is to let it down naturally...keep sipping water..hoping it goes through quick or not at all

Yes, not quite living up to their username!