Hi everyone.
I hope I'm posting in the proper forum. As the subject line says, I'm new
here. :S
My name is Crystal and I'm 23 - nearly 24. I've had emetophobia since I
was... 10, if memory serves. I've been through a variety of treatments and
medications, though most were actually focused more upon my obsessive
compulsive disorder (which, naturally, is implicitly tied to my emet). When
someone in high school pointed me to (I /think/) this site, I, like many
others, was positively shocked to find that not only was I not alone but
my deep-seeded fear had a name. It's been a while since I actually
researched emet or participated in any community discussions anywhere,
but I've been recently inspired to look again.
You see, I'm lucky enough to have an understanding boyfriend who urged
me to run 'emetophobia' through Google again (as he had done so in
order to get a better idea of what I go through). Following his advice, I've
stumbled upon this site and feel that the support offered here is nothing
short of tremendous.
As a side note... Although I told my boyfriend about my 'issues' early in
our relationship, most of them have only come to the surface this week as
he was /very/ ill from Tuesday to Thursday. I won't elaborate as you can
probably guess what I mean by '/very/ ill'. I've been trying to deal with the
resurgence of intense fear of throwing up now and reconciling it with the
fact that I want to take care of him and save /him/ from this fate that I
dread so much. It's just... Frustrating. And I've been getting more
emotional about it than I have been in a long while.
Sorry to have gone on for so long. I just wanted to give a little of my
background as well as my current situation.
Hope to get to know you all,
Crystal