Difficult question for any emet: What would you rather wish for...

[Hay]

What would you rather wish for...

For you to remain phobic of *** and always be hygienic

OR

For you to naturally not be afraid to v* and be less hygienic

???

[LouiseR]

Obviously it'd be great to not be afraid of sick, but at the same time I just think being hygienic is...right. I don't know if you mean not be obsessively clean or just not care about hand washing/cleaning etc. But even if I wasn't emet i'd still value cleanliness quite highly. Simple hand washing can stop the spread of all illness so effectively. And not just noro, colds and flu etc too and I have a kinda snobby opinion that everyone should be more hygienic for the sake of themselves and others. And by this I don't mean scrub your hands raw I just mean if everyone washed their hands properly after using the toilet and before preparing food etc things would just be a lot nice! And I hate unclean places like houses and public toilets etc

So yeah....I think I like cleanliness too much in general to sacrifice it for a more care free attitude.

[MarrickFait]

I rather keep my phobia than become less than aware. Not saying nonemets are filthy but, they aren't as aware. If everybody was aware, I wouldn't have this phobia

[out_of_order]

I would rather not have this phobia and not be so obsessed with hygeine because before I was emetophobic, I was still a clean person but not obsessively so and I NEVER got sick. But after I started having this fear I FEEL sick an awful lot (almost every day to some degree) and probably because stress lowers the immune system, I find I catch more things. Not stomach viruses necessarily but colds and flus and things like that. So I would give this phobia up ANY DAY if it meant going back to how life used to be when emet wasn't part of it. Oh the good old days.................

[KaydeeJayde]

No question, I'd much rather be rid of this stupid phobia. Just because you're LESS clean, it doesn't mean you're UNCLEAN.

[lizzo]

No phobia.

[Erica1649]

No phobia. Cause lets face it folks, some of us don't wash our hands after everything we do (i.e. going to bite a cuticle or scratch our face and think, wait I have to wash my hands first) we are cleaner than we think. We are sometimes just overly cautious, but during the buggy time of the year, I can't say I blame any of us!!! Emet or not!

[afraid213]

NO PHOBIA!!! Hands down!!

[katherines6]

you should make this a poll!
i say the first one

[harmony18]

no phobia.would still be clean.before phobia hit big time i can count v on one had with in 15 yrs..

[cubbyadam]

I'll take phobia-free, as well. There isn't very much that I wouldn't sacrifice to be rid of this obsession.... Also, hygiene is not really a part of my obsession, though I believe that I'm cleaner than most people I know.

[Annaeliz]

If someone said, if you give me £50,000 and itll be gone id pay it.

No phobia!

[hairyfairy]

I`d much rather be mildly phobic that totally cavalier about hygiene, the way most "normal" people seem to be.

[Reebes]

No phobia! I hate how it often rules my life.

[Caroruiz90]

Of course I'd rather have no phobia n be less hygienic..I have always wished to get rid of this phobia and I'll do anything to get rid of it.i hate it so much!!!

[BenBHartnett]

Honestly, I would prefer to keep my fear and be hygienic. I think emetophobia has some positives if under control!

[lilwng]

I want it gone.

[Maige]

Strange thing is, myself, I'm not as hygienic as I should be, yet I'm still emetophobic.

[noleguy]

Kill the phobia. Please and thanks.

[olschesky]

phobia gone, please.......i'm not so worried about hygiene....would be wonderful to have it out of my life.....hard to believe anyone would choose any differently