My name is Ang, I'm 30, and I do not recall any part of my life in which I was not emetophobic. This is something I struggle with on a day-to-day basis, like many of you, and have been lonely because of it (and no one understanding), and ashamed of it as long as I've lived. I am a mother, and I have an amazing husband who understands this phobia, and takes care of the kids if they fall ill at any time.

I have never drank alcohol. I would have made an excellent nurse. I don't take my kids too far from home on winding roads, nor do we go to carnivals/fairs. I'm a compulsive hand-washer. I don't cook meat, and rarely ever eat it. I'm hypervigilant when it comes to any bugs going around. I have to take anxiety medication everyday. I've never found a therapist who has taken this phobia seriously, and I want to start my f*cking life already.

Thanks for listening.