Anyone else still learning..?

[CathyDavies]

Is anyone else still learning to cope with normal bodily sensations? I'm only just getting used to the feeling of digestion. I always thought this awful feeling where the food sits almost in my throat after I've eaten was a sign of sickness etc.. And thus I'd panic every single time I ate!

Still can't cope with the feeling of being full, among other things.

What have you learnt to get used to - which maybe a year ago - you'd freak out over?

[SilentFrog]

I was recently diagnosed as having IBS, and so I've had to get used to the sometimes extreme n*, the feelings of discomfort in my lower bowel, and of course the d*. Just a few months ago, these feelings triggered such panic in me that I ended up at the hospital, twice. Here's the evidence:

http://www.emetophobia.org/showthrea...ed-Well-Almost!
http://www.emetophobia.org/showthrea...wice-in-a-week!

Since then, I've experienced those same extreme feelings over and over so many times, but I've learnt to recognise them now and to take my painkillers if I need to. If I'm in pain and I have loose bm, I'll take my Co-Codamol which blocks me back up again (tmi sorry), and eases the pain. Whereas once this exact kind of situation would have turned into a massive battle against my own body, I now know how to 'feel' the signs, recognise when I've been stressed or eaten certain foods - that it will have upset my IBS etc.