how it affects ur life

[sar485]

sometimes i feel so trapped. i mean all i think about is getting sick sometimes. i obsess about what i eat and panic if someone gets sick around me. i feel so guilty when i try to stay away from people when they r sick, but i don't want to catch what they have. now that i'm back at my second yr of college, i worry about getting sick in the dorm. esp in the middle of class or something. i worry about the dorm food and hope it's cooked properly. i check all expiration dates. i hate sharing a bathroom w/so many people. i'm always afraid i'll hear someone sick in there. luckily i'm on a SF free so i don't have to deal w/drunk sick people like i did last year. i don't want to worry like this anymore! does anyone have any suggestions of how to cope while away at school?

[buttercup]

I don't really have any suggestions, but I will tell you that you are very brave for going away to school. I stayed home for college because I couldn't imagine being able to handle what you're going through. Good luck, and give yourself a pat on the back for facing your fears and not letting them stand in your way.

[Jenneh]

Sara, a way to manage at school is to open up to a couple of people.


a friend, so that they can always be there to support you during hard times... nd maybe a teacher so they can understand if u suddenly get a panic attack or smthing.


iv never gone to a boarding school so i dont really knw what its like for an emet... but uv dun it before, right? so u can do it again, im sure =)


Jen xxxxxx

[sar485]

thanx so much for the advice. i almost did stay home b/c i was so afraid to go away. there are still times i just want to be at home b/c then i just feel safer there. i try not to let my fears rule my life though, and hope others can do this too! [img]smileys/smilies_01.gif[/img]

[Melikasa]

I am glad that you are not letting it rule your life and that you did decide to go to school. It may not seem like it but you are adding to your life experience this way at least. You are getting away from home which is your safe spot.
I think it makes our life a lot worse to be home bound. If that makes sense.
You are brave for going and continuing with your studies.
I wish I had some good advice for you but I don't really. I have used the typical emet things to help me out. I was on Ativan for a while and I took Gravol all the time but I have set those things aside and have been relying on positive talk, peppermints, gum, ginger ale and aromatherapy.
I have been to college not living away from home mind you, I am a mom and I am married to a great man.
I almost gave it all up so that i could hide away at home. I am so thankful for actually going out to a few parties and outings (which is where I got to know the guy i married)
Definatly find someone that you trust and feel comfortable with. You will find that that will help you out. You won't feel so alone in it all which doesn't help with panick. Set your room out with things that are comforting so that it becomes a place of comfort as well.
Best of luck to you hun.

[terified girl]

I am so glad to hear that you went thru with going and you didn't let emet win, unfortunately for me, it did[img]smileys/smilies_06.gif[/img]but you should be very proud of yourself for doing this....Try to make your dorm as homy as possible, make it all cozy and surround it with familiar things so that when you are in a situation, you can feel like you are home, because it is now, so make it as comfortable as you want it!

[brandon_r_edson]

My life. Yeah, I'm scared to death of life and I don't know how much I can take of this phobia.My own friends don't even try to comfort me about it. Sometimes I think that I may have to go to a mental institute in the future. Sometimes I wonder how it will all end...Edited by: brandon_r_edson

[angelasherman]

somtimes i feel like i am standing on a tower where i can see everything around me and i can see everyone rushing around living their lives and i can see everything that im missing out on. does anyone else feel like this? i feel like i can only watch life through my house window.

[Melikasa]

I know what you are talking about. I use to feel that way too. If it is any comfort at all it can get better. Step by stepyou and little by little you will be on the other side of the window participating.

[Jenneh]

i feel lke that all the tiem.


i see everyone my age going out to parties e.t.v e.t.c e.t.c and it really depresses me.


i just try not to focus on it too much - i'm me, and thers nothing tht can be done about that.


Jen xxxx

[r311dude]

Yea, exactly what they said. It feels like everyone is just living thier best years of thier life while I'm wasting mine away. Work is a drag and school I just sit there trying not to feel sick the whole time. Than comes the weekends and all my friends want to go out, I'll try to go out, but it usually ends in disaster. And I don't want them having to deal with me going "ugh another attack i need to go home", thus I usually stay home. [img]smileys/smilies_06.gif[/img]

[Jenneh]

same with my life.


my friends appear to have stopped asking me out (the majority of times) because everytime i turn them down. at least, i say yes, and then when it gets closer to the day, i always have to find some excuse as to why i can't go.


i can understand how annoying tht must be -- and it makes me feel so so guilty to keep turning them down. but hey, what can we do? apart from set up a plan and actually get ourselves to go out and work on it.


Jen xxxx