New..need some help!

[mickey35]

Hello,Im new to this furom, and just want to introduce myself!

my name is Mikaela! I'm only 15 and suffer from emetophobia. It only started about 2 yrs ago when i got sick with a bug, and ever since i am petrified of getting sick. Im very busy with school, and extra curucullar activities, but i am constantly stressed and anxious.[img]smileys/smilies_06.gif[/img] My phobia has caused me to hate going out on social events, so i always find an excuse, if my friends want to go somewhere. I am constantly washing my hands to make sure i dont get sick, get extremely anxious, and stay away from people who i know have been sick. When someone tells me they where sick, i want to know all the details so i dont get it. I wake up and i think im going to be sick, which makes me even more anxious which makes me feel even more sick. When i am anxious i dont eat much, and dont really talk, not because im antisocial its because im afraid. I will hold my breath walking in the halls at school so i dont catch anything, and when i get home i am constantly disinfectiong stuff, and of course always washing my hands.

ITS DRIVING ME NUTS!!! [img]smileys/smilies_11.gif[/img]i hate being like this, i don't want to be like this, i just can't help it! I have great friends but they don't understand, i just need people to talk to who suffer from the same thing, and let me know what you guys have done to overcome this phobia! [img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img]

[ritz]

Hey, welcome...

I'm new here also...

Read through the posts, catch some tips that will help..

Otherwise, know you're in good company!Edited by: ritz

[aaronsd]

welcome to the forum.. I think you will find the support here you need... I've found this place to be a wonderful community... are you in any sort of therapy? Do your parents know about your phobia?

Also, you don't have to hold your breath in the halls... there is no way you can catch a disease that will make you v* from particles in the air... the only way is if someone v* right next to you, and in that case, holding your breath unfortunately won't do any good.

[mickey35]

Thank you, i hope so! Yes my parents know, and they have asked me if i want to go to therapy but i always say that its getting better, when its really not. I geuss im a little nervous about going to the therapy and i want to find out more about what they do before i go.

WOW! really???hmmm..never knew that. good to know, thanks! [img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img]

[aaronsd]

yes that is true... I think therapy would be a really good thing for you and if your parents are supportive thats wonderful... it can be scarry and I think there is a bit of fear in getting over this phobia... a good therapist will not force you in to anything... they won't make you v*... or anything like that... because that plain doesn't work... I think a consultation would be good for you... just go... see how it goes, and you dont have to go back if you dont want to.