Question about our shared anxiety...

[j0nr0cks]

I have had severe anxiety for over two years now. However, as far back as I can remember I have been emetophobic. Now after a year of therapy it is dawning on me that my anxiety is not only directly related to my emetophobia, but in my opinion my emetophobia is the only thing causing me any anxiety.


What I am trying to say is that I have actually come to believe that all of my problems, all of the therapy, all of it would be cured if I could get rid of the emetophobia. My only problem there is taht I don't feel like I could ever be "cured". It has gone on so long and gotten to be such a big fear that I do not and can not confront it, and it seems ike that is the only way to be "cured".


Does anyone else feel like the only thing standing between them and feeling fine is emetophobia?

[tink]

Oh yes, I do feel like if I could somehow get rid of the emetophobia, that I would be feelin fine. All my troubles seem to stem from this one little thing. I just wish I knew how to kick its a**.

--Kim

[ontariogirl]

There are days when I feel lost and angry because of this phobia and then the days of happiness and strong. Because of this phobia I have anxiety attacks. I don't have anxiety attacks over anything else. I agree with you.
You may fee that you can't be cured from it but you can find ways to deal with this phobia better. I don't have much hope for myself of being cured; I do have hope that I will come to terms as to why this happened to me and accepting the fact that I can control this phobia so it won't overwhelm me in the worst of times.

[happyteacher]

I feel the same way j0nr0cks,


I started therapy last year and it took me 7 months to even BELEIVE that I could be helped. I believe it now. I know that I do have some general anxiety about things, but no more than the average person. It is my emetophobia that causes the panic. I know I would be fine if I didn't have it.


happyteacher


P.S. By the way, you CAN and you WILL confront it, you just have to believe it!