...Not this year. I've lost enough Christmases to this horrid phobia, but I'm determined NOT to let it ruin this one. I had a horrific panic attack in the car this evening, but this has only spurred...

Thank you :) :) it's a project management role in finance and banking, so I'm pretty keen to make it work... I'm determined not to let my emet screw my chances up - you guys may have to put up with...

I have a mini stickman on the inside of my forearm - he's called Stanley ;)

Jenny - BM = bowel movement.

I agree - try to relax; do something to take your mind off it...once the anxiety begins to subside, you should feel a whole lot better :)

Excellent, that's the attitude! Good luck :)

Yeah, the trouble is non emets may be able to sympathise but they can't empathise... The fundamental lack of understanding unfortunately means we DO feel isolated/stupid/ashamed because it's...

Hahaha, lovely!

I agree with Jenny - non emets always seem to be prone to exaggerating because they don't fear it the way we do. A lack of education on the subject also plays a part - don't forget we know the ins...

Take a deep breath and try to relax...chances are, your stomach's hurting because of the anxiety - and any n* will most certainly be a result of this. You'd definitely know if you were going to v* by...

Hmm, that sounds like a pretty nasty experience there :( I'm pretty disgusted that the nurses were 'boasting' about having had noro, quite frankly...that's appalling, whether it was aimed at you or...

I've seen adverts for Emetophobia 'workshops' and conferences before, mainly in and around London - has anyone ever been to one, or would considering going? I was planning on attending something...

Hey... sorry for the late reply - how're you feeling??

I know what you mean - because most of us feel n* a lot of time due to anxiety, it's impossible to tell the difference between the natural digestive process and emet-related n*. As soon as I...

Strangely enough, I almost find comfort in hangovers. If I know I was drunk the previous night, it helps to blame the n* the following day on something specific rather than panicking that it could be...

Thanks for the replies :)
On the travel front, I've come to a compromise....I've found a car-pooling partner so I'll be able to commute by car without the hassle and cost of doing so alone. That...

How're you feeling now? :)

So basically I start a new job in January...it's an awesome position and I'm dead excited about starting but I can't help but worry about having to deal with my emet in a 'new' environment... The...

It's terribly frustrating knowing that you know better than the phobia (if that makes sense), yet still the brain sucummbs to the anxiety...I actually resort to talking to myself sometimes - rational...

Haha, tell me about it! All I need to do is hear/read/think about noro and I'm off...and despite telling myself that I feel n* because of the anxiety, my rational brain chooses to ignore this message...

How're you feeling now? It could well be FP, especially as you don't eat fast food usually... But that's not to say you're going to v* necessarily, it'll probably just be the n*...I think you'd know...

I think it's natural for us emets to be hypochondricas - after all, our fear is illness-related so we're bound to be! We're our own worst enemies on that front though - as you say, the more we panic,...

I don't think the subject/content was ridiculous at all; what we must remember is that everything is relative. We all struggle with this horrible phobia, on different levels, and I know EXACTLY what...

Excuse the stupid question, but what exactly is this stuff.....?

Brilliant post, I think we all needed to read something like this...the media are sods for sensationalising things at the best of times, especially noro (because we all LOVE a little scare at...

Thanks for all the replies everyone :)
I'm sure as soon as I HAD children that instinct would kick in, and I'd learn to deal with v* because that's what parents kinda have to do...trouble is, I...