I've been away from this place for a while now, and my phobia has started to improve. The less talk about it, and things related to it, the better I felt. I came back on just now to as I wanted something to do, and checking back up on the ol' pukepages seemed like as good a thing as any.


Wow. I'm not saying that this place is a bad idea, far from it, it didn't help me, but obviously many have found sanctuary in it. However, I have to say, all these posts featuring statistics and information on things which can make you vomit - No one needs to know. The truth about hand sanitizer? If people have been making themselves feel better by using it, then to take that crutch away from themwith a fact like "It won't stop you from vomiting"seems terribly unnecessary. The problem that people on this board have is not that they are puking all the time and need to stop - It's that they are terrified of it. It is all in the mind, so anything that can help someone cope with it is infinitely useful. If someone says "If I touch my nose four times every morning, I will not vomit for the whole day" and that's what helps them get on with living their lives, then to tell them "Well, actually, the fact is, that cannot stop you from vomiting. Them's the breaks bubs." approaches on unforgivable. If you want to talk facts and statistics, it is highly unlikely that the average person will vomit on an average day. Why scare people by applying rational risk assesments to an irrational problem?


For a 'normal' person this would seem odd, but as an emet, I challenged myself to not wash my hands for an entire week. I did it.I didn't lock myself up in my room and wear plastic gloves.I also didn't vomit.I tired to live my life as normally as anyone suffering from this affliction could.


If no one at all understands where I am caming from then that's fine, but at least my two pence has been thrown in.


My rabbit is still alive.