emetophobes, it's that time of year :(

[devilinside]

First bucket sighting at school this morning. My sister had norovirus last week after attending a party where some selfish buggers thought it was acceptable to bring along a vomiting toddler. Most of the other guests got the bug including an elderly man. Feel free to add your rants and worries here.

[TrinityRhino]

devilinside
thankyou for that link
thankyou very much

[idiot55]

Ive been up all night feeling v v v sick, took loads of motilium, didnt vomit but had diarhhea. Sure its a bug as i had the weird tired feeling yesterday and slight temp.

Bloomin horrible.

So so hoping i dont pass it on to anyone.

Anyone else tried motilium?

[TobyLerone]

I love Motilium. Can't take it currently because I'm pregnant, but I usually have some in my bag at all times.

[justmuddlingalongsomehow]

DS complained of tummy ache again this evening. Hoping it's just because he fell asleep sideways in his car seat after eating crap at a party. This evening he is sitting next to me munching his dinner, no mention of tummy ache for over an hour. But I am a wreck and can't eat a bite.

[justmuddlingalongsomehow]

DS complained of tummy ache again this evening. Hoping it's just because he fell asleep sideways in his car seat after eating crap at a party. This evening he is sitting next to me munching his dinner, no mention of tummy ache for over an hour. But I am a wreck and can't eat a bite.

[idiot55]

My 9 year ols is now feeling sick, gave er half a motilium, hope she will be ok.

[WhispersOfWickedness]

Ooo, motillium, never heard of that, must google it.
DD (who is never sick) has been sick in the night, trying to get back to sleep now after dealing with it

[idiot55]

Hope your daughter is ok this morning whispers. My 9 year ols is still asleep but no sick in the night, my 5 year old has on the other hand had diarrhea all night!

[WhispersOfWickedness]

Thanks idiot, sadly it continued until about 4 this morning and DH was ill too The only good thing really is that he thinks it's food poisoning (we went to a restaurant yesterday and he pinched a bit of her food), so fingers crossed it's not catchable. We won't be eating there again!

[WhispersOfWickedness]

Sorry, hope your 5 yo is ok!

[justmuddlingalongsomehow]

Oh yuck whispers what a hideous night. Hope not a big linked to your little one being dick in the carpark during the week? Hope you all have a restful sunday!

[justmuddlingalongsomehow]

Bug bug blooming fat fingers on my phone!

[justmuddlingalongsomehow]

Being sick obviously not dick

[Bumpiemalumpie]

hello, can I join? I actually never thought there was anyone else who felt the same as I do!!

[idiot55]

Gosh whispers, fingers crossed they feel better soon.

Hi bumpie, i remember a big sense of relief when i found there was a name and other people thought and felt the same as me.

[WhispersOfWickedness]

I know, Just, I am really hoping it's not related and is just an awful coincidence! Has been a terrible week, this is the most sickness we have had in the house in the last ten years!! I have escaped though thankfully, and intend to keep it that way

[WhispersOfWickedness]

I remember feeling a similar sense of relief at finding out it wasn't just me. I think I remember reading that it is the 6th most common phobia?
Does anyone want to share their stories about how they came to be phobic and their progress since?

[idiot55]

I became phobic when my eldest daughter was about 15 months and picked up norovirus three times in a year and other vomiting bugs inbetween and then rotavirus. She was at a particular unstringent nurserry!

I had CBT on and off for five years, i think it helped a bit.

I used to be quite agrophobic because of it, ive improved a bit, for the sake of my children.
My younger daughter has a gastrointestional disorder that means she vomitsmquite a bit, but its a selfish thing for me, I am frightened of me vomiting, so its specifically bugs i am frightened of.

It rulesmand ruins my life to a degree, i am embarrassed about some of the things i do to try and avoid either myself or my children picking up,bugs.

[WhispersOfWickedness]

I am mostly phobic for myself too, although really really hate hearing other people as well

Mine started when I was 18, just started Uni and had a boyfriend be sick in a really echoey bathroom next to my room. The next week he was over again and I had a sudden wave of nausea which resulted in a panic attack and a trip to A&E as boyfriend thought that I couldn't breathe.
After the panic attack had subsided, I was diagnosed with gastritis and a possible stomach ulcer, but this was never confirmed. Took me a while to connect the stomach issues/panic attacks and emetophobia. I wasn't sick for the next 9 years as I learnt to control it very well, until I was in labour with dc1 as I was distracted by being in labour so couldn't control it!
Then also had a stomach bug when dc1 was 7 weeks old. I have been ok since then, I have had virtually no periods of nausea and the accompanying panic attacks. Just really hoping that I can continue like that as this week has made me very very anxious, I haven't felt like this since dc1 was born (nearly 4 years ago), but then I've not been in this situation before! I really thought I was well recovered until today

[monikar]

I find that when I hear that someone has been sick it brings on a huge amount of wiping with anit-bacterial wipes or cleaner - does anyone else have this? I wipe taps, doorhandles, all surfaces, anything either I or the DC have touched.

If someone in the house is actually sick, my wiping increases further.

It makes me cross to hear that people send their children into school the day after they have been sick - unfortunately the 48 hour rule is something that is impossible to enforce.

[idiot55]

Oh whisper, i hope things improve.

Monikar, i do,that too, with antiviral wipes!

My daughter is in hospital a lot and i gomaround cleaning the bed, anything with antiviral,stuff and bleach!

A huge worry to me is any psychologicalmeffect this will have on my kids.

They just laugh at me, and we make a joke of it.

[WhispersOfWickedness]

Everyone's recovered and all bedding, towels etc have been thoroughly washed. 4 loads!! Ugh

Still, glad it's all over, pretty certain that it was food poisoning which is a great relief to me.

[Balaboosta]

Sending good vibrations to the mummies with sick DCs.

Love this thread... Thank you for sharing stories.

It's comforting to hold (well-disinfected!) hands on this strange thing we all struggle with. Has any of you ever met another fellow emetophobe in RL? So strange to share something that otherwise feels so obscure and unusual...

[Balaboosta]

whispers I do this, madly trying to diagnose the reason for any sickness in the family with tummy bugs given a higher status on the anxiety levels than food poisoning.

[WhispersOfWickedness]

I haven't knowingly met anyone, Bala, but I've got a feeling my stepmum might be as she looks horrified and uncomfortable if the subject ever comes up.
There must be thousands of us really.
Food poisoning definitely lower anxiety rating, but still make me worry more about the food I'm eating for a while. Will be quite anxious eating out for a while now, and probably wouldn't choose anything high on the risk factors for food poisoning.