hi im 13 - i have had emetophobia for most of my life, i do not no what has triggered it but from the age of about three i have been suffereing from it badly. When someone says to me 'i feel like im going to v*' i feel like i need to run and get away, like i would do anything and everything to get away. I brake into a sweat and just panic. I feel like im missing out in life because this phobia is restricting me from many things. This may sound silly but when i use public toilets (if i can pluck up the courage to) i have to cover my ears because of the fear of someone v*. i also cannot touch the chain and have to use my feet. i absolutly detest car journeys i will try my upmost to avoid them down to travel v*. I cant go on fairground rides either. recently i have not been eating, its the thought of something in my food which could make me v*. Ofteni feel terrible as i cannot enter hospitals and need to keep my distance from anyone with stomach bugs. I have so many memories of people being sick and theese all play back over and over again in my head. My brother was recently sick and i found myself in the basement crying all day, i feel really bad and ungrateful when someones ill i just make them feel worse. I no now i need some help, i have tried talking to my parents but they laugh and think im silly, nobody understands, its nice speaking on here because people understand as they are going through it aswell. I feel im missing out alot because all my mates go to partys n im always invited but this phobia stops me from going!


Thank you for listening to me and please please if you no anything i could do to make me feel better, tell me, even just a little bit. If you can help - thank you! [img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img]


Danielle xEdited by: daniellexx