I have been self isolating with my dh for the past 3 weeks as he has a weak heart and is convinced if he gets the virus it will kill him. Needless to say this adds to the pressure I feel plus general concerns as to how this is all going to finish. Then yesterday evening I went out to post a birthday card for my 16 year old great niece. No one around so I get out of the car by the post box when suddenly 2 young women appear from nowhere and run by me single file chatting away loudly to each other. I Know it is minimum risk but I am now worried sick that I could have picked up the virus and dh says I need to keep my distance from him ( won't stop me having to cook all his meals!) for the next 14 days.
I was so worried that I couldn't sleep for rushing to the toilet every hour after I got to bed. If I am extra anxious it always takes me that way. Then I'm worried it is something I have eaten and both of us will end up in hospital with food poisoning and extra risk of getting the virus. This morning after I had calmed a bit dh says to me diarrhoea is a symptom of the virus to which I replied not necessarily.
I know it is illogical and usually I can keep calm and think logically but it doesn't take much to tip me over the edge. I have a fear of something happening to me such as eating something that will then set me on an irreversible course. This happened when my son was given the wrong drug and subsequently died so I suppose it is embedded in my subconscious. I do things to take my mind off but it's the middle of the night when it hits. Anyone got any helpful suggestions for coping with this please?
Times article claim that Waspi women are tone deaf and should read the room
