Hi I am new on here so no idea how to use this page. However I really really need help, or just someone to talk to who understands what it is like.
I have suffered from emetophobia from a very young age. It sounds silly but when I was a child id say a prayer before leaving the house asking God to make sure that me and no one else was sick or felt sick around me! I've never been able to be sick as my body just shuts down and I have a kind of panic attacl. at the minute there is norovirus going round and I haven't been able to concentrate on anything else. I've had myself in tears all day and had to leave university early and haven't moved since then. Keep getting stomach cramps but think it's all in my head!!

Do do you all get symptoms like this? I feel like a hypochondriac and none of my friends understand, they just think it's attention seeking!! My family understand and will always try and stay away for at least two days after they've been poorly.
There are also different foods that I cannot eat now as I associate them with sickness and I am obsessed with hygiene and washing hands, bleaching door handles and light switches etc. Also refuse to go on public transport.
Id be grateful if someone could reply, even if its just to reassure me that I'm not weird and im not the only one!!!

And do any of you have any techniques to prevent yourselves from vomiting?

Thank you