I totally understand you! I used to think I had it way worse than anybody else in the world, but then I came here and realized some people can't even leave their house. I have bad eating habits, but I think that has to do with more general anxiety than being emet related. I can leave my house, I touch my face a lot, I rarely wash my hands before eating, most of the time I have normal hand washing hygiene. It seems this phobia is only here if me or somebody around me has a chance of v, and that's when all hell breaks loose and it interferes with my life. It gives me hope knowing I'm not as bad as i thought I was, especially when I hear stories of people recovering