Hi, OK so i have a slightly different variation of this emetophobia (I actually just heard about this for the first time a few days ago..) But, i have always had a SEVERE fear of becoming sick even as a young child, i would avoid meals, or any place wherei had become sick at another time. As i entered high school the fear changed into more of a fear of becoming sick in a public place, or any place that wasn't my own home. It got to the point where I would carry plastic bags with me 'just in case'. As it is now, I'm 20 and everything I do is so plagued by this, I can't sleep anywhere except my own home or a hotel, (no friends or family).. I have to be on the "end seat " wherever I go, whether it be a movie, church , etc.. so that i'm closer to the bathroom.. I rarely am ever able to actually eat a meal in a restaurant or even anywhere at all past like 5 pm, grocery stores, malls or anyplace that doesn't have immediate access to a bathroom or outside will send me into panic as well... I've seen several therapists and none have mentioned this phobia to me, I was just diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder... I was just wondering if anyone else had these little "twists" as well??


Thanks,


Sheri