Soft play and anxious mumma
So my son is 18 months and his auntie has planned for him to go to soft play, I always try my best to avoid it and not have my son go because I have emetephobia (fear of sick/being sick) and I’m so anxious that he might pick something up like a sickness bug. I don’t want to avoid my son doing things because I want him to play and have fun, I’m just so anxious about soft play and the fact that it’s riddled with germs.
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Thanks not really helped but thanks😂 I know it’s inevitable that he will get sick but that’s not the help and support I’m seeking for
I get this anxiety too. I’ve had Emetophobia since I was about 8 years old and get anxiety around soft plays.
Like you, I was worried about restricting activities because of my fear, so I went down the exposure route.
I started off letting her go to soft play maybe like once a month then I realised she wasn’t getting sick. I upped it to twice a month….now I go every week and have been for a while now and she has never become unwell from it. Xx
thankyou so much for this! This has given me some reassurance thankyou x
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