Hi,
My name is Eilidh and I'm 20, from Scotland.

I have been suffering with my emetophobia for as long as I can remember, and most counsellors/hypno's all suggest it could be from an incident that happened when I was 4.

My father is from Stornoway and all started one day when he decided to make Guga stew. A concoction made with a fishy tasting sea bird and cod liver oil (amongst other things...)
Being 4 years old, peering into a stew pot that looks like green and brown slime, would obviously make you feel a little queasy..but my dad forced me to eat it. Literally, forced me.
All I remember, is having this sudden urge to throw it all back up. So you can guess what happened. I remember him beating me with his belt because I had v* all over myself.
I was locked in my room until my mother came home from work to find me smelly and crying.

I am still suffering to this day, and it's fair to say it has stopped me from doing a lot of things I wanted to with my life.

I'm new to this so it would be nice to get chatting with some of you and share our thoughts.
Thank you
Eilidh.