Asbestos is definitely not good for you. BUT: The people who got sick and died from asbestos were the ones who worked with it every day for their entire working lives. It was mostly those working on the factory floors of companies that made asbestos products, and to a lesser degree, those who installed asbestos products day after day.

Homeowners have nothing to fear from asbestos, but they've been taught to fear it by TV and social media that thrive on "engagement" -- getting people to sit up and pay attention. The quickest route to that is to make them afraid. QED.

You've probably had more negative health effects from the stress you've experienced because of asbestos worry, than from any slight exposure you might have had to asbestos itself.

The fact is that one exposure to asbestos -- if indeed you were actually exposed -- is not going to harm you in any significant way. So sleep easy.

If you want to do something concrete now, you can launder the clothes that were in the laundry room, and wipe horizontal surfaces with a damp rag. But really, you don't have anything to worry about.

PS -- While I don't recommend demolishing possible asbestos-containing materials carelessly, one such event in your lifetime isn't going to hurt you. Besides, you can remove asbestos tile with no asbestos exposure at all just by making sure you keep the tiles wet while you're working with them. If your floor work was done by pros, most likely that's what they did.

PPS -- Not all old floor tiles contained asbestos. Only a test can confirm its presence. Asbestos was found more often in the high-end premium products, which were advertised as fireproof. (Old houses had and often still have lots of asbestos in them, with no harm to their owners. In fact that's one reason that when they catch fire, old houses typically burn slower and cooler than new ones.)

Asbestos was commonly used in the mastic adhesive (cutback) used to glue floor tiles down. But again, there are ways to remove it without creating any asbestos exposure at all.