Hi, my name is Kate and I have had Emet for as long as I can remember.
The strange thing is, my mum also has it, and I think my nan does too,
although she has never talked about it.

When I was little I used to wake up feeling sick in the night, and have
nightmares about being sick. I also used to be terrified of other people
being sick in public - I still am.

My mum has exactly the same phobia and I don't know how she coped
when I was little and used to be sick, I don't think I would be able to. I
think I am more afraid of other people being sick than being sick myself.

Also, when I AM sick, nothing comes out. It's as if my body has trained
itself not to let anything come out. My doctor says it's the phobia and that
if my body really does need to get rid of anything then it will come out of
the other end.

When I was little I used to be properly sick but now I won't let that happen
and when I am sick now it is satisfying. I think that the worst thing is the
FEELING sick, not the beong sick. It's the antisipation, that's the worst.

I've never met anyone else outside my family who has emet, does anyone
else have family with the same problem?

I don't know why it's been passed down from my mum, but I find it quite
strange.