Hello everyone, Im new Here.

[xxxaccidentsxx]

Well to start off hello everyone,
I found this site and was amazed that many people suffer from the same thing as I do. Which puts me at ease knowing I can have someone else to talk to that understands where im comming from. Im not going to go on too much about me but I think it would be a great start to speaking to all of you about this topic.
Im Bruce, Im 19 years old. And I have been terrified of this for about 2 years now every second of everyday. I cant eat right I cant sleep I cant get up and just have a good day anymore and I have been to as many doctors as a cancer patient has seen..
Ive been put on paxil, and many other types of medication that doesnt work.
My stomach hurts allmost every second from me fearing this so much, I cant go out I cant eat out without thinking im going to get a food bourne illness/ food poisoning
I cant touch door handles, I cant shake hands, I cant come into contact with anyone or any object that may have been touched by someone. Its to the point where I cant kiss my girlfriend anymore without thinking im going to be ill, I have panic attacks allmost everyday to where I faint, My blood pressure is sky high now, And im allways nervous.
And yet still everyone thinks that Im either A. mental or B. joking
But to me this is the most serious thing in my life, Im just wishing that I could find an end to this instead of being afriad of something that is all around.
Im going to start hypnotherapy and hope that may help a bit.
Well I hope to get to talk to everyone, and try and get back to living life
Thanks for reading
Bruce

[californiagirl]

I'm so sorry you're having a hard time, we feel you!!


You will find alot of great people here who will both listen to you about anything that bothers you, and cheer you on when things are going great for you.


Welcome....my name is Charlene.

[violet]

Welcome Burce

Im Violet, Im from over in the UK, Its lovely to have you here!

Theres lots of different people here that are really nice to talk to..

Check out all the threads it usually makes new people feel comfortable hearing others daily moans, weird thing yes but it helps to show you we all feel the same in this, well mostly..

If you need anything just post or drop me a PM.

Take Care

xx

[katsamsmom]

hi bruce.....we all fell you here! I am Rebecca and it is nice to meet you. see my siggy below if you need to holler at me

[xxxaccidentsxx]

Wow, Everyone here responds so fast. And you all have a myspace for the most part.
Nice to meet you all...On another topic Ive been freaking out all day. My father called me to say hello. And It turns out that him and my mother and my granparents all have the stomach flu, They live about an hour away and yet I still freak out thinking oh no..everyone is getting sick what should I do. Now Im All worried and making myself sick, Im just wondering if any of you have any advice on how to not even think about it. Because honestly I dont want to freak out anymore!

[arialmina]

Welcome bruce!

[rubysoho120]

Welcome...first off I think you should read the q & a from
Alvin/Sage...they talk about the sv* and how it is spread and basically
anything you could want to know, it will totally help ease your mind.
We have all been where you are. It sucks. But you can't get it from
kissing your gf, unless she jus v* so don't worry about that. Sorry
your family is sick. Just wash your hands before you eat, and dont
touch youe face, pick your nose or touch your eyes and you should be
safe from them.

[sage]

Hi Bruce,


Welcome to the site. Please do read the sticky posts, particularly at the top of the Treatments section, which will let you know how to get help for this disorder. Anti-anxiety medication might well be in order for you - your phobia sounds quite severe. When you say "it hasn't worked" - how long did you take it? Perhaps you need to try another kind, as well as some tranquilizers temporarily (like Ativan or Xanax) to calm you down so you can eat, and live life a little more fully.


Lots of people I've talked to and dealt with have suffered from this as badly as you are right now, and they have made a full recovery and been able to lead normal lives. So there is hope. But you will need to get on top of this as soon as you can.


Hypnosis may provide some temporary relief from your anxiety, so give it a try. You will probably need much more proactive mental health care in the future, however. But don't despair! I'm on the other side of a severe emetophobia myself, and life is wonderful, peaceful, joyful. Yours can be too.