NEW TO SITE- One fear left to conquer...

[rachel1989]

Hello Everyone,

I'm Rachel and I am 21. As a new year resolution for 2011- I decided to try and combat my emetophobia once and for all. I have had little supoort with my phobia from family and friends and when I discovered this forum, I was delighted! My emetophobia started when I was 5, no more details are necessary- you can guess the rest. I have been fighting long and hard with my phobia and I have now only one thing left to conquer- the sv* I have no problems anymore with anyone v* as long as it is not contagious, I don't mind. even with myself, If I feel sick and I know what it is e.g I have eaten something dodgy, indigestion- I am anxious but not to the point where I have a panic attack. SV* on the other hand, I lose control, I freak out completely. Has anyone got any tips on how to overcome this? it's the one thing I need to tackle.

Currently, I am up now feeling sick and I am slightly worried because I'm not sure why it is happening. However, I am in my own house, got a film on a bucket near by just incase so there is no mess :-) and if it happens, well it will be over. But if anyone has any tips or comforting things they can say to me about the SV* to help me begin to tackle this! It freaks me out! The comments I have seen have been fantastic and hope I can take comfort from some of them.

Take care everyone, Rachel X

[sage]

Hi Rachel,
Welcome to the site. Many people have found my "norovirus facts" to be very helpful. You can click on the link below and go to my website to find them.
Take care and good luck!

[ssjj]

Welcome Wow, you seem to have a pretty calm outlook on things... well at least more than me. You seem to be dealing with it well, but I wouldn't definitely put it down to having a sv*, there are plenty of other things that could cause n*.

[rachel1989]

Thank you It's been tough...so tough getting through it so if you ever need some help etc- just get in touch with me. I have so many tips on how to get through various aspects of this horrible phobia. I felt a bit better today, had some toast and cereal bars but then I felt horrible again tonight- don't know what's going on- maybe anxiety but again I just told myself- you are in your own house, you have everything you need here to get you through this e.g films, laptop etc. and now I'm starting to feel a bit better now - I'm so glad I found this forum though, it such a comfort knowing that there are others who suffer from this too and it's not just me being crazy! :-)