Anxiety after stomach bug

[Daisysandviolets]

I had really bad norovirus last week one of the most severe I’ve ever had. I’m really struggling with anxiety about getting ill again since to the point in making myself feel sick. Overthinking everything I eat drink, washing my hands loads.

Yes, I had this too. I first had Noro in the year 2000 and it affected me very badly both physically and mentally at the time and for a long time afterwards. So I was really terrified of getting it again.

I have had it two or three times since but it wasn’t like the first time (where I had meningitis-like symptoms) so, although it wasn’t nice, I coped.

I still try to avoid it at all costs, though. 😬

I had noro about 16 years ago and it was so bad that it triggered severe emetophobia that lasted about 8 years. If the anxiety persists, please try and get some CBT. It’s awful and I feel for you!

It will fade as time passes I promise. I had it a year ago and I have emetophobia and it was a very traumatic experience for me and us as a whole family because it dehydrated my son who ended up hospitalised etc. for the first few weeks after I was very anxious, barely eating, cleaning and washing like a mad woman, high alert etc but it did fade with time.