Would much appreciate if someone could give me an avice/oppinion.

[Euphony]

I am long time reader of your community forum (as well as an anxiety patient with emetophobia).

Currently, I am (for the second time in the last 4 years) on Sertaline - Zoloft, now on Asentra, since they didn't have the Zoloft. Also, 4 years ago, as well as last 4 months I am on attending psychotherapy.

The amplitude of my anxiety/neurosis and phobia has been jumping up and down, with, often enough, tendency to go to almost great state.

However, today, since about 2 AM I encountered acute diarrhea and entire day I have been occupied with it. I was at the doctors, he told me I "...probably caught something", so I hope it will past in the next couple of days. But, my main concern is, of course, v*. I had anxiety and panic attacks all day long (some severe than the others) because of irrational thoughts that this d* will worsen and bring v*.

I would very much appreciate if someone could give me some insight and reassurance - I read somewhere that emetophobes have greater tolerance threshold and it's most unusual to have only d*, if we experience some viral infection or similar.

Thank you very much for any insight and help!!

Take care all!!!

[stephenie]

I have been having diarrhea too today. Now, anxiety will cause these things we have to remember that. If you've been having it since 2am you would have v already I promise. Usually it happens within an hour.

[Euphony]

Dear Stephenie,

Sorry to hear about you troubles, hope you feel well! Also, thanks for the advice/reassurance, I do feel relief!

Thanks and hope you it will pass us soon!

[lola321]

I have been having it all day as well. Anytime I eat something, no matter how small, it gives me diarrhea. And I finally just came down after a really bad panic attack. But i agree, I think if you were gonna V it would have already happened.

I have been an emetophobe for as long as I can remember and have never told anyone, not my parents, or closest friends. I feel so embarrassed by it and that people wont understand. And it is funny, because emetophobes get sv the least of any people!

[Euphony]

Dear lola321.

Sorry to hear about your troubles, hope they will pass soon and thanks for the reply!

I guess our over-sensitivity and patterned thinking brings this episodes. It's hard to think rationally under these circumstances...

[lola321]

Euphony,

I think sometimes the anxiety and panic gets so bad that it is the sole reason we feel ill! The last time I actually did v was about six months ago. And I couldnt even decipher between the feeling of panic and the real symptoms. and its hard to imagine that we do all this to ourselves. And i have to truthfully say after it happened i was so relieved I LAUGHED. Its funny how you spend hours and days just worrying and nothing happens. But then if it does happen, it is over in no more than two minutes! Stay strong. It is so hard to deal with day to day. I just joined this site today and finding other people like me is enough to make me feel better and i Hope you do too