Originally Posted by
purpleteacher
Originally Posted by
japa
And finally purpleteacher, I am going to play devil's advocate here and ask you why do you believe that you might not buy the only book so far professionally published in English about emetophobia? There aren't any others out there yet (I'm sure sage is on the way with something), so why not, especially from someone who as been a member of this website?
I am doubtful about buying a book about emet because I havemany negativeexperiences with other books on mental health related to topics that I deal with just as intimately as I deal with emet. In college, I was fortunate enough to have access to almost every book in circulating print in an area of mental health that I deal with and found very few of the books to be helpful to my senior presentation on the topic. The topic was on self-injurious behavior, which extensive research has been done on all over the world - research is continuing to contradict itself in this area too...
I don't think I will buy the book because of the topic - I would buy it because of the author and a personal connection that way. The topic, I probably wouldn't because there isn't a whole lot out there yet. I would have nothing to compare it with and I am a critical reader in the area of mental health. I would probably wait to read the reviews of the book in a scholarly journal.
I am just reallyparticial and very skeptical about what is published. ANYTHING can get published and I would want to do some research about the book and the author before I would read it for specific information sake.
I am not meaning to step on anyone's toes. I am just being honest.
As a psych major myself and currently a full time student, (eventually getting my PhD) I know what you are saying about the mental health aspect of things concerning "self-help".
I guess my question for you is... just because there is not much out there yet on emet, does that mean in
your eyes that my book is not a helpful and valid source of information? I mean, I was emet for 30 years, and I have absolutely no panic now when being faced with vomiting. You don't think my personal story (aside from a professional one) would benefit you??
Also, no matter what...experienced emets know WAY more about emet than ANY psychologist ever will. This is where experience means way more than professionalism.
Don't you think that the info about "living life as an emetophobe" would be more valid coming from me as opposed to a nonemet? I would definately take, for example, an illiterate emet's word of advice on this topic, rather, than ask any psychiatrist/psychologistthat only knows basics about where phobias stem from.
I guess that is just how I feel. Oh, and you mentioned that "anyone can publish"; you make it sound easy. If that was the case, I would have been done with this publishing battle a long time ago. It is an extremely hard thing to do for
anyone. You get tons of rejections before you get 1 publisher's interest...and that is even rare. If you don't spark interest, it is time to re-evaluate your sources and information, and possibly change your sales pitch. Usually you have to fight, fight, fight, just to get an agent to read past your first sentence...and that is with
everyone who has ever even written a book; even best-sellers.It is a tough journey, but I won't give up.
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