The thing that amazes me most about this phobia is the physical symptoms. I have been to sooooo many doctors trying to explain the unexplained n*, stomach pain, inability to eat, fear of eating, d*, etc. I was told I might have IBS, I was tested for celiac (negative) and then told to be retested, tested for every bug, virus, germ, microbe imaginable and all negative! But still I get n* for seemingly no reason, even when I don't "think" I'm thinking about v*. So why do we get these symptoms? Does this mean when I am cured of emet that I won't get the symptoms anymore? It drives me nuts when I start the cycle of "Am I sick? I shouldn't eat. Now I feel bad because I didn't eat. It's in my mind. No, it's not in my mind. Am I getting a sv*? Now I try to eat but it makes it feel worse. No, I'm not getting a sv*. But what if I REALLY am?" And on and on, it drives my parents and my doctors crazy. They actually laugh at me. I've been told I'm a bulimic. No WAY! I've been accused of being anorexic. Why can't I make it go away! Why does it come on me so sudden?
So what's up with the wierd symptoms?