Hello to everyone who is reading this. I want to start off by saying I am 13 years of age and I have been dealing with emetophobia for about four years now. I have recently developed anorexia nervosa from my phobia. I am 4''10 (yes i'm short) and i weigh 68 pounds. I have not been eating in the morning because of my constant fear that I will v*. To make matters worse, I have Physical Education on the first period of the day. This kills me because I think that anything I eat in the morning, i will throw up. Because of that, I have lost 10 pounds in the last 5 months. Most people think because I'm young and small that I'm just a kid who doesn't know or feel about anything. Little do they know that I have a deep dark phobia that is killing me and destroying my life. I will admit that the day I found out I had anorexia nervosa, I did cry for many hours. I have always struggled with gaining weight and tried my very best. But hearing this, just killed me inside. Recently I've gotten an infection and I must drink oral medicine three times a day; morning, after school and night. But I have learned that the best way to deal with emetophobia, is not to run away from it, but to face it. I'm glad to see that I am not alone and tons of other people have the same phobia as me.