This is my first time on this sight and I'm not sure it will help but I finally had to confront my problem. I've had a v phobe forever. I'm 32 now and since I was a child, the mention of the word sent me into a complete freak out. I hate doing it myself, but the idea of others doing it provokes such anxiety I hardly know what to do with myself. I want to have kids so badly but my sister tells me stories about her kids that terrify me. I've started fearing being in crowded places. I can go on and on with all the ways this fear limits my life. I was once berated by a stewardess for standing during a landing because I thought the girl next to me was gonna v. She made me sit down and I thought I would die. Help. -Spinnerchick