I have a friend - more of an acquaintance but that's besides the point - who is an addict. She has successfully given up a lot of the things she was addicted to but not everything, so I was trying to encourage her to give it ALL up. She said something very interesting that got me thinking.

She was very honest and said she's not sure she wants to be completely free of her addiction because - and this is the important part - what would she do if her desire for the substance was completely gone? She'd be ruined (her words) because if she needed a "little something" to cope, it might not have the same effect.... and then what?

So she's afraid of completely letting go of her addiction because she's afraid of the unknown... what will life be like if she doesn't have this "thing" she can turn to that makes her feel "this" way in "this" situation. Even though it can kill her.

So it got me wondering... are YOU afraid of losing your emetophobia, of being cured? If so, why?