its like family here! Please help me.

HI,
I feel like its family here. I feel like i can ask you things that I wouldn't ask anyone else.

this is what i'm asking for help with.

I am terrified of being sick. or having someone be sick in my family, being anywhere near someone who has been sick, hearing someone be sick/seeing someone be sick.

I have been since I was about 9. i am much better now then I was back then.
I used to cry myself to sleep and cry everyday.

I still cry if there's a possibility I could be sick and i shake uncontrollably I can't go near that person. I stay awake at night worrying I will be sick I have panic attacks.

I try to talk to my parents about it but they just say I need to grow up and stop letting it control my life. If only I could.

Today my little brother was sick he is up and playing on the I pod now as if nothing had ever happened. But 2 days ago my little sister was sick. is it the same thing?

But what i'm asking for help with is what can I do to stop this controlling my life?
I Don't want to eat in case is makes me sick.




Please help ASAP.


Thanks.

Aw, I'm sorry to hear about this.  Please check this link:

http://www.emetophobiarecovery.org/anxiety/do-you-fear-sick-people.html

Some of what you've described is legit like what I used to have.

alexczarn wrote:

Some of what you've described is legit like what I used to have.

Legit???
Tell me more!

LHOTPfan2000 wrote:

alexczarn wrote:

Some of what you've described is legit like what I used to have.

Legit???
Tell me more!

Like this. I am terrified of being sick. or having someone be sick in my family, being anywhere near someone who has been sick, hearing someone be sick/seeing someone be sick.