How my emetophobia developed

[dktekno]

Here you see why vomiting is not the solution to end emetophobia. Every
time I have vomited I just became even more afraid of it.



There seems to be no cure... Not in my situation.






Edited by: dktekno

[tayda]

umm.. ok... why?

[beadgirl]

[img]smileys/smilies_05.gif[/img] I don't get it.

[babygap5]

who told you that v* was the way to end emet?

[liriodendron]

I love the graph!

No.

I reheeheallly love the graph!



Can you plot overall happiness on there too? I'd like to see how that comes into play.

[soluene]

No, v*ing is not the solution to end emetophobia! No more than sitting in a vat of spiders is the way to end arachnophobia. The way to end emetophobia is to dissociate the fear from the stimulant (in our case, nausea, other sick people, etc.). This is a process that takes a lot of time and each step can be very tiresome and slow. But it can be done - just ask Sage! She got over emetophobia without ever v*ing. In some cases, the actual act of v*ing helps people through this dissociation step, but usually not. Keep in mind that this fear we have associated with this very normal bodily function is not simple nor rational - and so even though it seems like once we v* we shouldlearn thatwe can survive it, most of us don't make that connection when it actually happens.

[luna33]

I agree dktekno. Everyone seems to think that once we v***, we won't be afraid anymore, because we'll see it's not so bad. The exposure therapy idea. Well, last time I v***ed, I remember that during it I was thinking,"Wow, this really isn't so bad," and I thought I was cured, but later that day I was terrified it would happen again, and I was back to my "normal" emet self.


You seem to really be suffering lately and I'm so sorry. Are any of your "live" friends sympathetic? If not, have you ever considered anti-anxiety meds? You shouldn't have to live like this (none of us should).


((dktekno))

[liriodendron]

What isn't to fear? Even with only D*, these illnesses are awful. Even
the non e-phobes can agree with that. It's like fearing getting in a
car accident. Some people are fearful of that and what it can do. Last
year I lived in Orlando, FL briefly and the drivers and traffic there
are horrible. I was afraid of getting in an accident. I only lived
there for a few months and didn't do much driving there. 2 weeks before
I moved, I got rammed into. Makes sense to be fearful of some things if
you ask me. But as long as you can have an enjoyable life, be happy and
don't obsess, I think that living with the phobia is much more
tolerable.

[dktekno]

My problem is that I always think about it. Nobody likes to vomit but
my problem is that I always think about when it would happen. And
worse: I always feel nauseated.

Sometimes I can tell if it is my mind playing with me.

But other times it can play with me for a whole day.



I cant stand this anymore.