Hey mamafear, its lovely to meet you too yes this is a great family, feels like I'm already a part of it . I have been lucky with support, but will always stand my ground when someone does not understand. I say to them, this is my fear, I will never get over it and that it is my right to have it, they cant change us . And psychologists who say go expose yourselves, I think its sooo wrong because that can actually be dangerous if you expose yourselves to bugs. Gastro has the potential to damage tummies permanently, as has been my case 15 years ago (where I did not throw up through willpower, only had the runs and that took 5 days to get over). I think this group is far much better than a pscyhologist or counsellor xo