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Hi there, this is my first post. I firstly must say that I am nearly 50-years old and that I only realised recently that I had been suffering from Emet in my late teans and early twenties................it came as a huge shock to me!! I didn't think it was a diagnosed problem, instead at the time I thought I was mad [img]smileys/smilies_06.gif[/img]
I have searched my brain to find out what caused it, the only thing my mother tells me is that I was always afraid of vomiting, I can remember one time I was ill asking her if she thought I would get sick, to which she told me no, a few hours later I vomited...it was nothing major and I really am not sure when it began.
In my late teens I married into a very loveless marraige and became very introverted, although I didn't have Emet at this time a few years later I got a job as a traveling window dresser, every day I travelled by train around the country and it was around this time that it started, I just couldn't function, I cfound work impossible ! One day when getting off thetrain I noticed a young lad who was obviously ill vomiting on the pavement, this sent me into a panic................at this time Emet was just all consuming and I find it hard to descibe how things were.
I thought I was crazy, I felt to embarresed to even go to my doctor an so suffered in silence.(this was around 1980)
I eventually have to stop working and couldn't even go outside, looking back I now know that I have a complete mental breakdown.
I decided to take things slowely, I remember leaving my flat and walking a few yards down the road and returning so pleased with myself.............I guess this was he way I recovered, I withdrew from work, stayed in and took my time.
I have been free from it for around 25 years now and yet there are still times when I find myslef thinking will I vomit, I usually quickly think of something else and try to move on.
The relief I felt when I realised that it is a recognised problem and so common !!!!!
I am so glad I have found this website and can't wait to start reading [img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img]
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Welcome to IES and thank you so much for posting! I have so much hope for myself and the others on this site that we will someday overcome our emet...Right now, I'm 22-years-old and have been afraid of v* since I was 5-years-old...
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Hello anniebea
I think I've recently managed to overcome my emet a great deal. Its still not entirely gone but since I was actually sick a couple of weeks ago it has decreased massively.
People keep dropping off this site because they've managed to get over their phobia, and its nice too see another success story :)
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Hey anniebea
Great to have you here - welcome. What a wonderful story! Your story shows that with commitment, determination, and gradually...step-by-step doing the things that you're afraid of...you WILL get better. You're an inspiration!
