Thank you....

[Jardin]

Thank you to whomever founded this place and to everyone who posts on it. I've been poking around, reading what others have posted. It helps alot to feel like I'm not alone at that plenty of other people are the same kind of 'crazy' as me. I'm 28 and had this fear for as long as i can remember (6 y/o or so). No one else I know has (or will admit to having anyway) this phobia.

It's hard to not get mad at myself when I start to get the panic attack, the racing heart and sweats, the mind numbing fear that degrades me to just chanting internally 'i'm not sick, i'm not sick'. It's like my embarrassing little secret that I couldn't talk about.

I thought I'd been doing pretty well recently with starting to desenstiise after my wife had to go through getting off pain meds and i had to deal with months of her relapses and v. Then I heard norovirus was on the loose and i realized I'm still terrified of getting an s.v. It's helped to quiet that little voice in the back of my head though to read on here I'm not the only one that feels that way, and that there is hope I can eventually get over these fears.

[olschesky]

i know i get lots of comfort in reading and posting here.........the fact that i'm not alone makes me feel tons better....welcome to the forum

[KaydeeJayde]

If you believe in yourself, and take measures to overcome the phobia, then you will. Have faith in yourself, you are strong enough to deal with anything that comes your way.

In having said that, welcome to IES. This place is such a comfort and relief! :-)