I’m new here.. and I’m scared.

[emmalou]

I didn't even know what emetophobia was until about.. 3 days ago. I always thought I just had terrible anxiety and that is what my psychologist thought as well. A few months ago, my mom and I had food poisoning and we both V*. It was probably the first time in about 8 years, so it was very scary to me. Now, for some reason, I always feel sick and very scared that I am going to V* again. Like today, my throat hurts really bad and I am convinced it is the beginning of the stomach flu... I go through this almost every day and I am really scared. Even if there is one little thing that feels wrong in my body, I am sure that it is a sv. I don't really know what anyone can say when they reply to this, but I just feel so scared all the time and I don't know what to do.

[californiagirl]

Hi Emma,


First off---WELCOME!!! You will find tons of support here from some really great people!!


Second, let me try to reassure you on the sore throat issue. For the past week and a half or so, my household has had sore throats. First was my daughter, then hubby, and now me for the past 3 days. All it is is a sore throat and cough. We haven't had any more symptoms than that and none of us ever even lost our appetites. Hope that makes you feel a bit better Edited by: californiagirl

[christianne]

Hi there!

I just wanted to let you know that you are definitely in the right place here----there's so many others on here that feel just like you do and struggle every day with this awful phobia.

This site is amazing with all it's information and advice, and there's alot of wonderful people on here too!

Welcome to the site!!! [img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img] Edited by: christianne

[emmalou]

Thanks for being so nice! I just hate feeling like this. I really just want to be able to live my life again, but it's tough. The whole sore throat thing just adds to it, but hopefully it is just a little cold like Charlene said. Thanks guys, and I will be posting quite a bit, I have a feeling.

[suze]

Thought i'd say another big welcome, I hope you find this site informative and supportive. Like the others say, it sounds like you have a cold and not a sv, so please try not to worry. If you worry like this alot, try keeping a log of your symptoms/feelings - it will serve as a useful record to refer back to should the same thing happen again. Next time you get a cold, you can look back at the log, realise that the last time it happened, your throat hurt, you worried you might v*, felt anxious etc., but nothing bad happened. This should help to reassure you that you're not going to v* this time either.

Not sure if that made sense...hope you get the idea!!

[emmalou]

I actually am doing something like that with my psychologist. I write down when I am feeling bad, and good too. And then I tell him what came of it, and how I calmed myself down. I have not yet had a chance to tell him about emetophobia yet. I'm not sure he even knows what it is.

[domino2006]

Bless your heart, Emma! I hope you find the support you need here, and with your therapist and your family. It is a struggle, but remember we are all in it together. There are others like you, and there are others who have overcome it. If they can overcome it, we can too.

Stephanie