best cure for me

[lina852]

hi, i'm new here and i've been reading the forums for a while and felt a need to post. i suffered from emetophobia from the time i can remember to just a few years ago, but i didn't know that it was a real thing until fairly recently. my friends and family thought i was really weird and would sometimes tease me and pretend they were going to v* just to freak me out. i can specifically recall every time someone v*ed in elementary school and i was forced to witness. my heart would start beating hard and fast, i would start sweating, i would feel dizzy and queasy, and i would cover my eyes and ears and nose to protect myself from it as much as possible. even the mention of the word v* or any of its synonyms would make me feel bad. my phobia lessened over the years and now i really don't have a problem with it anymore and i believe that is because of my exposure to it. whether i liked it or not, i was forced into witnessing many v* experiences (on tv and in movies, in public and of course my own v*).


i just think everyone here should know that facing your fear really can work, even though it's hard. the more you see/hear/talk about v*, the less of a deal it will be. just keep in mind that it's a natural thing and it's just a way for the body to rid itself of whatever is making it feel bad. and we all know how much better we feel right afterwards, right?? it can be a good thing, even!


there is hope, my dears! don't let this phobia run your life, it's not fair!

[pretty polly]

Congrats lina! You have given us all some hope! I know I, for one,
have often questioned the helpfulness of this site because the more
you read and write about "it", the more it makes you think about "it"
- which can be detrimental!! But to hear that someone has found a
positive result from confronting and become accustomed to "it" is
fantastic!Lets hope we can all take heart from your post!