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  1. #1
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    Hello everyone, I have been suffering with Emet for the
    past 2 years quite badly, I am 21 years old. I got
    married 20 months ago, i had a real quick wedding with
    hardly anyone there and then we just went home, i
    regret it, i wish i had a big beautiful wedding but i was
    afraid of getting sick infront of people. I had a baby
    girl 16 months ago and since having her ive been feeling
    quite anxious of sickness because of her being sick a few
    times a day as a baby does! I luckily THANK GOD had no
    morning sickness, just felt it.I havent BEEN sick for
    about 5 years, i hardly am ill, this is why its so
    frustrating, i get really annoyed with myself, my husband
    is amazing he just gets sick, vomits then says he feels
    better etc, no panic! My 16 month old baby daughter just
    pukes and is done with it shes so brave. I am trying
    to learn from them but i just cant get over the panic. I
    stayed in alot since having my daughter, the idea of
    going out in hot room fulls of people and the germs
    spreading is yuck. I am getting a bit better in the sense
    i now have the family car and i go out to supermarkets
    and go girly shopping with my daughter and we have great
    fun days. As soon as i think about it, im back to square
    one. I sleep sitting up in fear of being sick in my
    sleep, I thoroughly clean everything and use way too much
    antibacterial cleaner! I HATE public transport or people
    coughing around me Im frightened of my husband hearing
    and seeing me be sick, even though i can go to the toilet
    in front of him and im never embarassed! He said he will
    look after me and hold me and be there for me but i just
    cant get rid of that panic feeling. I get all hot, shake,
    my body tenses up, i dont eat which ends up in me loosing
    my sight, dizziness, my legs collapse. When i was younger
    i wasnt a poorly child, ive probably been sick about 5
    times in my whole life! I hate hospitals wont go anywhere
    near them. Ive lost loads of
    weight im only 8 stone now and im 5 foot 6". I want to
    put on some weight but find it hard when i cant face
    eating for fear of being sick Im scared to death of
    cooking and eating and preparing meats. I have 3 cats and
    when they have dirt on them i go mental! Its really
    unfair on my family i feel awful, i wish i could just
    shake it off but its really grabbing me. Please could
    anyone offer me any helpful tips or ideas? I do see a
    councillor but she doesnt to help much?! Thanks alotEdited by: maiasmummy

  2. #2
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    Have you thought about meds or are you against them? I have
    had this since i was 6 and am now 51. I've tried everything
    and the only thing that helped me tremendously was meds. I
    would rather not have to take them but it's made things so
    much better. I still have anxiety but the panic attacks are
    gone. Even when I get really anxious the panic starts to
    come and the meds kick in and it's nowhere near as bad as
    it was. Good luck, Steph

  3. #3
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    "girlwithnolife" - Although medication is helping you i wouldnt
    recommend it to people who know they will be addicted. I was on
    medication and they werent helping and i knew they werent helping deep
    down but i would still take them 'just in case' i was wrong and they really
    were helping. Eventually i broke out of the cycle of taking the medication
    but it was so hard because if i stopped taking them for a day the panic
    attacks and the sickness would come back even though it was all
    phycological it was still scary. That was 3 years... Now my panic attacks
    and sickness are back i was recommended by my doctor to go back on
    the tablets but on a higher dosage... I said no way to that. Its not human
    to take tablets everyday for the rest of your life for something that
    physically does not exist. Its all in our head. I know that, you know. But
    im finding it hard to convince my brain.


    "maiasmummy" - I just turned 22 we are pretty much the same and i have
    had Emet for 4 years. I know how you feel everyone i know doesnt like
    getting sick but like you say they just get on with it and then carry on
    living life like it never bothered them and i really wish i could do the
    same but i just cant force myself to see it through there point of view. My
    boyfriend says to me that if i ever were sick he would look after me and
    when i do get panic attacks he does hold me but thats not what i want.
    When i am in a state of panic i need to be left alone because someone
    holding me while i am panicking makes me feel even more trapped which
    doesnt help the situation. I am actually the same height and weight as
    you and all my friends are the same height as me but they weight more
    than me. I loose weight quickly and it shows on my stomach which is
    what i hate the most because i hate loosing weight and i hate when my
    bones show which makes me feel even more bad because it makes me
    feel unattractive but i know its something i cant help because i just dont
    have that desire to eat something because im afraid of (you know what). I
    wouldnt suggest you see a councilor you need to see someone who
    specializes in emetophobia its called hypnotherapy and it does cost per
    session but im sure it will be worth it.

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    Default Re: Hello Everyone Please can you help?

    Hi, I have had emetophobia since i was little. I have been on medication for it for about two years now and i wouldnt recomend it. Although it helps with panic attacks and heart pulpitations, deep down the phobia is still there and still effects my life everyday.

    However yesterday i tried hynotheraphy, and i would recommed it to anyone suffering with emetophobia it is really amazing and has helped me already...although i still have about two more sessions to go i think before i can feel 'cured'.

    Lia

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    Default Re: Hello Everyone Please can you help?

    Hi Lia - Just interested to know where you are getting therapy? - as I live fairly near you I think - I'm in essex but close to the suffolk boarder. Hope you dont mind me asking.

    I'm 26 with a partner and 2 kiddies and am waiting to start treatment - been diagnosed with anxiety and OCD which are both, of course, due to my emet!

    Have suffered with this for years but it has spiralled since having my children and have finally reached the point of asking for help. I need ways of coping with this!!!!!!

  6. #6
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    Default Re: Hello Everyone Please can you help?

    Hey, there are loads of places around our area, but i go to a woman in downham market (think thats how its spelt). I went to this woman because she had been recommened to me through alot of people.
    I had my first session yesterday and already ive stopped thinking about my bad sickness experiences in the past.

    Lia

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    Default Re: Hello Everyone Please can you help?

    Thanks gor getting back to me. I'm realy glad it seems to be working for you and hopefully this is the first step to 'curing' your phobia xx
    I did have 2 hypnotherapy sessions with a lady in Colchester a couple of years back but I found it strange - she never hypnotised me or anything, just talked about trying to relax and to visualise myself in a calm place then took my money! It hasn't put me off trying it again tho - heard lots of positive things and believe it can help. Have you ever tried any other therapies? xx

    Maiasmummy - welcome to the forum. I hope you find it as helpful as I have in making me feel less alone with this damn phobia! I found having my children added a whole new dimension to my phobia but they've also been my trigger to face the fact that I need help - I cant let if affect their lives too xx

 

 

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