<<<This illness, it's not normal and it's not ok, it's not right to run my life based on when I might v* and when I have V* and what I eat and every little thing. But I crave a sense of reassurance and normalcy that it's nice to come here and not be called a freak and be told that it's ok. Which yes, it is ok to have bad emet days in the fight against it, but it is not ok for me to adjust to this and have this become my normal life. >>>


This is very true (in my humble opinion of course). Yes, feeling that you are not alone and beig able to interact with people who have the exact same problems as you do is a great asset. BUT,I think that once this phobia becomes normalized (as Japa mentioned), where is the incentive to beat it? I think that at times there is a harmful by-product of having other people know where you are coming from and mentioning that they would act similarly- that the behaviour becomes acceptable, which in many cases it should not be.


I agree- I don't think ANYONE should view their emet as part of their 'normal' lives, especially if it causes them a great deal of distress.


*amber*