Originally Posted by kel12347
I guess my view on this post is that if this site is fueling anything, it's the WRONG thing. At times, this board fuels both fear and complacency. I agree with Japa that this board serves an important purpose in making us feel normal, and reassuring us that we are not the only ones with this phobia. But I can also see how some of the posts may trigger people, because it has definitely happened to me in the past.
What this board SHOULD be fueling is treatment, and the determination to get rid of this. More and more, as I'm working through my treatment, I notice that so many people on this board are not working toward getting treatment, and I don't understand why. It can be done, Sage is living proof of that. We all know how to go about getting treatment, Sage has postedlots of great tips on finding a therapist and doing exposure therapy. Now I definitely understand that there is a problem finding people who can understand and competently treat this phobia, but I don't think that means we should stop looking all together and just assume the rest of our lives are going to be accompanied by the fear of vomit.
I guess what I'm saying is that I would like to see a different common thread running through this board - the topic of treatment and the determination to beat this thing if it's the last thing we ever do. I would like to hear from more people that are looking for treatment and are in treatment. Can you imagine what would happen if each member of IES went and started getting therapy for this? Assuming everyone had a different therapist, that would mean that over 4000 different therapists would be educated about this phobia, and can help all the others out there who have this but don't post on the board. I know that we've all talked about how difficult it is to find someone to understand, and how this phobia is pretty rare. If we all went out and got treatment, thereby educating our treaters about the disorder, that will make it that much easier for the next emetophobe who needs to be treated.
I just want everyone to get better and be happy! [img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img] I hope I haven't offended anyone.